Zen Fools

Master Buban, pointing to a chair, said to his disciples, “If you know the chair, it is more than enough to encompass the universe.” Later Master Woonmoon said, “If you know the chair, it is far apart as the heaven and earth.”

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Part 14-3

“World Honoured One, it is not difficult for me to hear this Sutra, believe in it, understand it, and accept and hold it now.”

Commentary:

We must understand what Subhuti meant when he said, “It is not difficult to hear, believe, understand, accept, and uphold a sutra such as this.” As mentioned many times, ‘this Sutra’ refer...

We can’t see the essence of ourselves, because we are deluded by illusions. The most persistent of all illusions that we are most attached to is the illusion of ‘I’. This is why ancient masters would say that the illusion of ‘I’ is the most difficult to remove.

Master Buban, pointing to a chair, said to his disciples, “If you know the chair, it is more than enough to encompass the universe.” Later Master Woonmoon said, “If you know the chair, it is far apart as the heaven and earth.”

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Part 14-2

“World Honoured One, if there is anyone who, on hearing this sutra, conceives pure faith, he will realise the true form of everything. One should know that such a person has accomplished the rarest merit.”

“World Honoured One, this true form of everything is not a form: therefore, the Realised One says it is called the true form of everything.”