can be used to exacerbate our self-hatred because conveying our delusion is here with (almost) every breath. Or they can be used to self-justify the spiritual masquerade in its many forms. The needle point of zazen thus becomes an instrument of a self-inflicted wound.<\/span><\/p>\nMoreover, that illusion is somehow vile isn\u2019t verified by experience. For example, I remember a striking moment years ago, following a strong hit of not-thinking. The first movement of the mind of which \u201cI\u201d was aware was a subtle sense of shame. And for the first time, shame itself was inarguably and clearly, a 100% beautiful leaping fish \u2013 thoroughly no problem and not something wrong.<\/p>\n
As Kyogo says, \u201cWe should understand these sentences as all things are buddhadharma.\u201d Shame, confidence, joy, sorrow, clarity, confusion, conveying, being conveyed.<\/p>\n
When we see our illusions as also the buddhadharma, our relationship with illusion may shift and become much more gentle and tolerant, including the usual way of hating illusion, as Kyogo points out. That is also one of the dharmas on the ground of the buddhadharma.<\/p>\n
So although Kyogo suggests that if we want it is okay to understand, \u201cTo convey the self toward the 10,000 dharmas to do practice\/verification is illusion\u201d in the common way (as wrong), he discourages us from having the same tolerance for the common understanding of enlightenment:<\/p>\n
\u2018The 10,000 dharmas advancing and practicing\/verifying through the self is satori\u2019 should not be understood as the common meaning<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nIn other words, be tolerant of your common ways of seeing illusion as \u201cwrong,\u201d but root out your illusions about verification being \u201cright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Questions for comment:
\u2013 Specifically how does it shift your relationship with illusion to see it as \u201call things are buddhadharma\u201d (i.e., awakening truth)?
\u2013 How do you understand Kyogo encouaging us to be tolerant of the common way of seeing illusion but not with the common way of seeing verification?<\/p>\n
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