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One must be strong in practice … never say “victory” too early, that much I learned. If I think I grabbed something projectionless, Mara will serve me another projection, called “the projection of that which is projectionless”. But eventually, I promise to succeed. I made to myself, this promise – and during dhyana time, tears came to my eyes because I got the unshakable confidence, that eventually, it will realized. I don’t know when, since speaking in terms of the time-chain here is not appropriate, but I promise to realize it for myself, personally.
“To attain this uncommon realization it is necessary to exhaust the way of thinking completely. If you do not pass through the gate of the ancestors and do not exhaust the way of thinking, whatever you do will be like a ghost clinging to weeds and bushes.” (p 166, Mud and Water, Teachings of Zen Master Bassui)
Dear Jure,
Well stated.
I’d like to offer you another take, based on an upcoming blog series on “The Ten Grounds, Chapter 26, from the Avatamsaka Sutra”:
“The vocation of a Bodhisattva is to teach and transform living beings, tame and subdue living beings, and cause all living beings to accomplish Buddhahood, all at the right time. Sometimes if one speaks inappropriately, and teaches living beings before their roots have ripened or the time is right by blasting Dharma at them, they cannot receive it. They get scared, have doubts, and they never want to listen to the Buddhadharma again. Bodhisattvas teach and transform living beings at the most approppriate moment. It is like planting seeds: if planted at the wrong time, they will not come up, and the planting will have been done in vain. If one plants the seeds at the exact time they should be planted, they will grow. Right at the time the seeds of Bodhi should be planted, Bodhisattvas break open the mind-ground of living beings, teach them to bring forth the thought for Bodhi, and plant the seeds which gradually grow, ripen, and yield a harvest of liberation.” (Flower Ornament Sutra, The Ten Grounds, Chapter 26, Part 1, pg. 4)
The Lanka can at times appear to be blasting the Dharma, yet remember it was written primarily for advanced MahaBodhisattvas. It is meant to be digested in small morsels over many readings, reflections, and even years.
Thank you.
(more) balance is needed
the faith is very strong, but more patience is needed
Patience and balance.
I must say, a great movie that shows what the “projection mind” can do, is “Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf”, from the 60s. – Mind games …
That’s one of my favorites–an excellent Burton-Taylor vehicle–great observation.