"The gnosis of a buddha is effortless, thus it is called non-conceptual." Indrabhūti, Jñānasiddhi
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Revisiting these verses in light of the Chan/Zen offshoot of our conversation, where two perspectives emerged (pro-"deadening" vs. anti-"deadening") adjusted to the conditions of the practitioner. In the Jñānasiddhi, there seems to be an effortless vs. effortful tension at play.
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It seems that the pro-"deadening" (i.e., making the mind like dried wood and dead ash) camp, like the effortful camp, saw value in such an approach. For some, effortful practice is a necessary medicine. Likewise with the dry, ashy mind— perhaps intended to correct an imbalance.
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The prospective cross-equivalence of "non-enjoyment" & "effortlessness" reminds me of the spirit of Huangbo's "create no concept of having let go of letting go." A little like the Stoics' "apatheia," a kind of original presence (or "original face"), unperturbed by egoic "pathos."
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