Someone asked Pomil, “What is the intention of the Patriarchs?” Pomil answered, “It has not been lost for six generations.” Someone else asked, “What is it that a novice should strive for?” Pomil replied, “You should not follow the steps of the Buddha, nor should you try to enlighten yourself by the dint of man.”
Although we know that a frozen pond is entirely water, the sun’s heat is necessary to melt it. Although we awaken to the fact that an ordinary person is Buddha, the power of dharma is necessary to make it permeate our cultivation. When that pond has melted, the water flows freely and can be used for irrigation and cleaning. When falsity is extinguished, the mind will be numinous and dynamic and then its function of penetrating brightness will manifest.
– Chinul
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