Kong-ans are conundrums — little puzzle stories. Their one and only purpose is that they are an excellent way of putting the student, and very often the teacher too, into the space of don’t-know mind. The mind that stops.
All the things we get, one day we will lose.
What we get or lose doesn't matter actually, how we use them correctly is most important.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Only let go.
Then when everything disappears, the truth is right in front of us.
Everyday we say “I.” “I think this, I want this, I like this.” Even when it's for others, we say “I.” “I just want you to be happy!" What kind of “I” is that?
Question: Is the Kwan Um School of Zen a form of Pureland Buddhism? If so. What does that mean exactly?
Don't be distracted by inner peace. Don't be distracted by anxiety. Don't be distracted by anything. What are you doing right now? What is in front of you right now?
Enlightenment is believing in yourself. Enlightenment is finding your seed. But your job is not over yet. Your mind must become strong enough to be totally wise and compassionate moment to moment in any situation.
Enlightenment is not special; It means just let go, just now. So we call that “Don’t Know." Don’t Know means not attached to thinking.
Attaining my true self simply means moment to moment I keep a correct situation, correct relationship, and correct function in this world. I function clearly in this universe to save all beings.
These days we often hear people say, “I no longer recognize my world.”
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Change is occurring at levels beyond our old understanding, change that we cannot control. We are facing change beyond change.
