The Great Zen Master Ta Hui ~ 25
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| event type | discourse |
| date & time | 27 Jul 1987 am |
| location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 37min. Quality: good. Live music after the discourse. |
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| video | Available, duration 1h 44min. Quality: good. |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | TAHUI25 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras: Ma Prem Maneesha.
- The sutra
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- Two awakenings
- In the old days the venerable Yen Yang asked Chao Chou, "What's it like when not bringing a single thing?"
- Chou said, "Put it down."
- Yen Yang said, "Since not a single thing is brought, put what down?"
- Chou said, "If you can't put it down, pick it up." At these words, Yen yang was greatly enlightened.
- Again: A monk asked an ancient worthy, "What's it like when the student can't cope?" The ancient worthy said, "I too am like this." The monk said, "Teacher, why can't you cope either?" The ancient worthy said, "If I could cope, I could take away this inability to cope of yours." At these words, the monk was greatly enlightened.
- The enlightenment of these two monks is precisely where you are lost; where you have doubts is exactly where these two monks asked their questions. "Phenomena are born from discrimination and also perish through discrimination. Wipe out all phenomena of discrimination -- this dharma has no birth or destruction."
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