Taomeow Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 正人用邪法，邪法亦是正。邪人用正法，正法亦是邪。 When upright people use crooked methods, the crooked methods are also upright. When crooked people use upright methods, the upright methods are also crooked. This saying, originally from a Chan source (The Platform Sutra of Huinen), has become proverbial. In the context, the meaning is this. When a practitioner of experience and appropriate transmission engages in an unorthodox practice, they transform the practice. When a person of no attainment or transmission engages in an orthodox practice, they will make the practice unorthodox due to the inappropriateness of their engagement. A master can set up the altar however she wants, a faker can make it perfect and go through all the motions and it will remain meaningless. Edited May 23, 2020 by Taomeow 10 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted May 23, 2020 Thank you for sharing. I haven't encountered this excerpt to my recollection but I see this principle play out in my own life in so many ways. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 23, 2020 Timing... thank you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
