"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
Forgot to shave off the m's on the Sanskrit - should be anābhoga* - which in other contexts can mean without enjoyment, but here suggests effortlessness.
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Replying to @NoaidiX @bodhidave3
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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Replying to @NoaidiX
May be a bit of an extension, but I'm reminded by your note here of Dōgen's Genjōkōan statement, that awakening entails the myriad dharmas coming forward and expressing *us.* There, even our efforts can then be a manifestation of an "effortless" naturalness.
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Another branch on the tree: Dahui, Hakuin, and other Linji/Rinzai masters critiqued Caodong/Sōtō practices, which typically lean more effortless and seemingly "dead" at times. Dōgen's version of effortlessness, however, is luminously bright, at least in my experience. 
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