Ah This ~ 07
| event type | discourse |
| date & time | 9 Jan 1980 am |
| location | Buddha Hall, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 45min. Quality: good. |
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| video | Not available |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | AHTHIS07 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras/questions: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- The ancients said:
- "(Self-)cultivation takes an unimaginable time (while) enlightenment in an instant is attained."
- If the training is efficient, enlightenment will be attained in one fingersnap.
- In days gone by Ch'an Master Hui Chueh of Lang yeh mountain, had a disciple who called on him for instruction. The master taught her to examine into the sentence: "take no notice."
- She followed his instruction strictly without backsliding.
- One day her house caught fire, but she said: "Take no notice."
- Another day, her son fell into the water and when a bystander called her, she said: "Take no notice."
- She observed exactly her master's instruction by laying down all casual thoughts.
- One day, as her husband lit the fire to make fritters of twisted dough, she threw into the pan full of boiling (vegetable) oil a batter which made a noise.
- Upon hearing the noise, she was instantly enlightened. Then she threw the pan of oil on the ground, clapped her hands and laughed.
- Thinking she was insane, her husband scolded her and said: "Why do you do this? Are you mad?"
- She replied: "Take no notice."
- Then she went to the Master Hui Chueh and asked him to verify her achievement.
- The master confirmed that she had obtained the holy fruit.
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