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(5) The Black Dragon
When the birdcage is open and the illusion of the false bird dies
the virtuous one recollects the unborn essence.
Transcending the sensory addicted mind, finding the gateless gate to its original source of perfection.
This is a black dragon’s greatest quality and truth
No delusion to reject, no things to transcend
What battle can find nourishment in such an un-transforming mind?
All things equal and thus sunyata,
True nature luminous and vast, obstructive notions of closed or open minds
eternally cessated.
This dragon, a magnificent defender of the true law cuts off a thousand heads from heretic misconceptions.
The true lotus free to blossom on its own accord
Mind unbound, uncreated, radiating in all ten directions
perfectly illuminating a thousand dharmas.
How can petty desire or delusion of the worldling recollect such a thousand-fold instant wisdom?
This most sacred and unborn mani-pearl is always radiant and clear.
Who is he to defile its original bright nature with notions of good or evil?
The pure desire to awake is what drove Prince Gautama to recollect what was always there for him.
Guided by the light of countless Tathagatas
Posted in The Dragon Mind of Zen Tarot
Tagged Black Dragon, Bodhidharma, desire, form, sage, Tathagatas, Tsung-mi
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The Muni
2.54 Arjuna addressed the Blessed One, “O’ Lord, what is the transcendent sign that we may recognize someone who is always in deep-samādhis? What would be the signs in his speech, his silent gaze, and in his movements that would attest to this Noble recognition?
Posted in The Bhagavad Gita
Tagged Arjuna, Dark Night of the Senses, desires, dharmakaya, John of the Cross, muni, sage, skandhas, Unborn
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Tozen: The Spirit of Zen Buddhism
The Zen Master wanders the temple yard, while slowly waving a paper fan against his face under the hot summer sun. A monk approaches fast].
Posted in Tozen Teaching
Tagged Bodhidharma, four practices, imageless, sage, Spirit, Tozen, two entrances, Wuru Peak, Zen, Zen Buddhism
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A Tozen Parable: The sage and the money changer
Once a great Zen Master stopped by a money changers shop and asked for a good deal on some foreign coins. The money changer eager to make a fast profit by acts of deceit, regretted his first impulse and bowed deeply. He asked;
Posted in Tozen Teaching
Tagged merit, money changer, parable, sage, seeking, Tozen, Tozen Parable
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