"The gnosis of a buddha is effortless, thus it is called non-conceptual." Indrabhūti, Jñānasiddhi
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Replying to @NoaidiX
Not that I could read the original, but I'd be curious what the terms are for "effortless" and "non-conceptual" here. It delights my mind to know an earlier English spelling of "concept" was "conceit," and to reflect on "effortless gnosis" as a matter of utter un-conceitedness.
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Replying to @bodhidave3
This translation was given to me by Vesna Wallace as a print-out in 2016 and fortunately includes the Sanskrit. "Effortless" appears to be from manābhogaṃ, while "non-conceptual" is from nirvikalpa. Of course, "gnosis" = jñāna.pic.twitter.com/hDpRwXWZjN
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Replying to @NoaidiX @bodhidave3
The second half of the verse is also noteworthy: "Having reflected upon [that], due to there being compassion it is not a state of no-thought."
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Replying to @NoaidiX @bodhidave3
No-thought is from niścitta, also referenced in verse 5.1, where "citta" can also convey mind. It serves as the name of a particular samādhi and seems to be alluding to the state discussed in verses 5.2 and 5.3.pic.twitter.com/nYu4F2wOTc
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Replying to @NoaidiX @bodhidave3
A particular type of seed will bear a corresponding type of crop. Dull practice will generate a dull mind. The bodhisattva path entails bright meditation for the sake of a bright mind that compassionately engages the world's suffering, not for withdrawing from it into darkness.
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Replying to @NoaidiX
A number of the above lines remind me of Chan calls against mind-blanking or "ghost-cave" experiencing, as in a famous dialog between Nanquan and his then student Zhaozhou. I don't know Chinese, but included here is a call against a nihilistic, neutral, heart-&-mind "blankness":pic.twitter.com/nW9PT1KWcQ
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Replying to @ShibumiKiDoZen @bodhidave3
True, Keizan and others also recommended this. Those identified with mind's activity would do well to shed this delusion by heeding Huangbo's advice. Those who identify with the resulting states of stillness would do well to shed this delusion as well.
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What functions as medicine for some will not work for all, and may even become poison for others. Here's a relevant passage by Eisai referencing Dōgen.pic.twitter.com/lBBUs6gfUX
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