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Spontaneous Lines Requested By Layman Qu Wenliu
I want you to carry out high mountain plans,
To become independent and observe that heaven within.
Yes, as solid as a mountain!
If you want to Enlighten the Interior,
You can't penetrate it with just your nose.
You could comprehend the doctrines of the Three Vehicles
But wouldn't they rush headlong into one direction... that of Chan?
So take the force of this Chan! Move forward with it!
Get past the distinctions between yourself and everything else!
Get out of the track of years! Chant with your whole heart!
Kneel in one-pointed meditation!
And in an instant, you'll enter that mountain.
Hsu Yun advises the inquiring layman of both the wrong way and the right way to "enter the mountain." Advancement is not gained by studying doctrines. We enter that formidable mountain from within ourselves.
Y.C. Shakya
