The Great Zen Master Ta Hui ~ 10
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| event type | discourse |
| date & time | 19 Jul 1987 pm |
| location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 57min. Quality: good. Live music after the discourse. |
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| video | Available, duration 2h 9min. Quality: good. |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | TAHUI10 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras: Ma Prem Maneesha.
- The sutras
- Lecture at the request of Wei Ch'iang
- Haven't you seen the saying of the man of old: "Even if there were something surpassing nirvana, I would say that it too is like a dream, an illusion." If in the midst of dreamlike illusion, you are able to witness it as it really is, to understand it as it really is, to work on it as it really is, and to act on it as it really is, then you can use the method of 'according with reality' to subdue yourself, and, arousing an attitude of great compassion, create all kinds of skillful expedients whereby you can also subdue all sentient beings.
- Dealing with situations
- Old yellow face (Buddha) has said, "When the mind does not vainly grasp past things, does not long for things in the future, and does not dwell on anything in the present, then you realize fully that the three times are all empty and still." You shouldn't think about past events -- whether good or bad; if you think, that obstructs the path. You shouldn't consider future events; to consider them is crazy confusion. Present events are right in front of you: Whether they're pleasant or unpleasant, don't fix your mind on them. If you do fix your mind on them, it will disturb your heart. Just take everything in its time, responding according to circumstances, and you will naturally accord with this principle.
- Unpleasant situations are easy to handle; pleasant situations are hard to handle. For that which goes against one's will, it boils down to one word: patience. Settle down and reflect a moment and in a little while it's gone. It's pleasant situations that truly give you no way to escape: like pairing magnet and iron, unconsciously this and that come together in one place.
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