My favorite Buddhist proverb

[exorcist_1699]

My favorite Buddhist proverb is :

佛說一切法 ,

為除一切心 .

我無一切心 ,

何用一切法 .

 

How about yours?

 

 

This time I remind myself of giving an English translation , it is :

 

All those ways and methods that Buddha preached are,

in fact, for eliminating all different kinds of minds that we have;

yet I do not have any kinds of those minds,

what purpose to me for knowing all those teachings ?

Edited November 16, 2010 by exorcist_1699

[Marblehead]

WoW! You are going to hear from our Buddhist friends on that one. Hehehe.

 

I fall into the category of those last two lines.

[Cloudhand]

[exorcist_1699]

To be a teacher is something beyond my capacity , and , is too weary ... The best that I can achieve is to become some kind of translator.

[Cloudhand]

People will learn when they are ready.

[Marblehead]

People will learn when they are ready.

 

That is mostly true but sometimes a person needs be slapped aside the head in order to get their attention and then given a really good reason to get ready to learn. In this case an average teacher is all that is needed.

[Cloudhand]

That is mostly true but sometimes a person needs be slapped aside the head in order to get their attention and then given a really good reason to get ready to learn. In this case an average teacher is all that is needed.

 

 

In Zen they do walk around with a stick. And if your mind wanders or you have two many breaks they will bend your head down and crack you on your shoulder. http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/zen_movie/eng/movie_player_eng.html

[Marblehead]

In Zen they do walk around with a stick. And if your mind wanders or you have two many breaks they will bend your head down and crack you on your shoulder. http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/zen_movie/eng/movie_player_eng.html

 

Yes, I learned about that a long time ago. That is probably the root of where I came up with my saying about a slap aside the head.

[Ninpo-me-this-ninjutsu-me-that]

That is mostly true but sometimes a person needs be slapped aside the head in order to get their attention and then given a really good reason to get ready to learn. In this case an average teacher is all that is needed.

 

 

Some need to be hit harder than others though. I speak of myself in fact.

[Marblehead]

 

Some need to be hit harder than others though. I speak of myself in fact.

 

 

Hehehe. Belly laughs. I'm not going to make any recommendations even though what you said may well be true.

[ChiDragon]

佛說一切法 ,

為除一切心 .

我無一切心 ,

何用一切法 .

 

Buddha speaks about all the principles,

Was to remove all the undesirable thoughts.

I don't have any undesirable thoughts,

why bother with all the principles?

[doc benway]

[doc benway]

[noelle]

心生故種種法生 마음이 일어날때는 갖가지 법이 생겨나더니

心滅故龕墳不二 마음이 사라지니 무덤과 움집이 둘이 아니네.

三界唯心萬法唯識 삼계가 오직 마음이요, 만법은 오직 의식뿐,

心外無法胡用別求 마음 밖에 법이 없거늘 어찌 따로이 구하리오.

 

Wonhyo (617~686, Korean great monk)

Edited August 28, 2011 by noelle

[Jeff]

My favorite Buddhist proverb is :

佛說一切法 ,

為除一切心 .

我無一切心 ,

何用一切法 .

 

How about yours?

 

 

This time I remind myself of giving an English translation , it is :

 

All those ways and methods that Buddha preached are,

in fact, for eliminating all different kinds of minds that we have;

yet I do not have any kinds of those minds,

what purpose to me for knowing all those teachings ?

 

This is a great proverb about arrogance...

 

Very clever slap with a stick...