Every Opposition Under the Sun

by on May 14, 2011 in Zen

Happy Colorful Christmas to every one

There is no need to seek truth

just put a stop to your opinions

Dualistic constructs don’t endure,

so take care not to pursue them.

As soon as “for” or “against” arise

the mind is lost in confusion

Every opposition under the sun

derives merely from false thinking

This  excerpt from “Relying on Mind” by Seng -ts’an was written in the second century. At first, when we read it our minds tend to go to the moral,  or we simply dismiss these words as mystical. This invaluable teaching is  none of that and contains all of that.

They are words about the power of the way and the wayfarer. They speak to the most profound and to everyday life.

Every opposition our thoughts create separate us from the true world, the true self – our home. Every dualistic thought puts a fence around the infinity of our spirit and being.

Every false thought produces walls and barriers that haunt us and stop us in all our endeavors.

Seng – ts’an is waiting for someone who has the “fire” to practice this and the courage to live it.

I wonder who that might be?

Creative Commons License photo credit: law_keven

10 Responses to “Every Opposition Under the Sun”

  1. Rebecca May 14, 2011 at 12:31 pm #

    A beautiful “pointing”- Rebecca, Sit! Thank you Sensei

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  2. Daniel Doen Silberberg May 14, 2011 at 3:39 pm #

    @Rebecca
    Thank you Rebecca. You are definitely one of the ones Seng ts-an is looking to.

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  3. Liz McCoy May 15, 2011 at 2:27 pm #

    to be one with it all …

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  4. Vicki May 15, 2011 at 7:37 pm #

    Good, and always timely. Thank you.

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  5. Wynn Seishin Wright May 16, 2011 at 5:30 am #

    Thanks for the beautiful reminder.

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  6. Daniel Doen Silberberg May 16, 2011 at 7:24 am #

    @Liz
    You already are. Practice is seeing it. The coin has never really been lost. Thank you LIz.

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  7. Daniel Doen Silberberg May 16, 2011 at 7:25 am #

    @Vicki
    THank you and I am glad it was timely.

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  8. Daniel Doen Silberberg May 16, 2011 at 7:26 am #

    @Wynn
    HI Wynn. NIce to hear from you. I hope you return to our site often.

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  9. Arlene May 23, 2011 at 12:59 am #

    Doen la, Living in a state of everything and no-thing would be truly free. Arlene

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  10. Tulie M Smith May 30, 2011 at 9:37 pm #

    Thanks sensei; read this in the early hours of the morning,, perfect words played harmony to the sunrise..! Tuliex

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