Zen is basically training the "philosophy muscle" to failure thereby arriving pure being (tathātā/dharmatā). Nagarjuna basically does this same thing with a formal philosophical system rather than a dialectical process. It's beautiful in contrast to the humanity of chan/song Zen.
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Muzhou broke Yunmen's leg in the gate for his own good, we inahine their dirty bare feet and his pain sounds, but here's a pic of nagarjuna;pic.twitter.com/6HGZj4uAXH
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Replying to @maldngflgh
Is there a parallel with Isaac/israel and the angel who broke his leg?
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Replying to @heliosolipsism
Extremely doubtful, this is probably way before that.
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Replying to @maldngflgh
We’re talking Old Testament patriarchs, and I meant Jacob when he runs from his brother Esau into the wilderness to Horeb and sees a vision of a ladder into heaven with angels and god at the top. And it’s said god himself wrestled with Jacob and broke his leg, changing his name
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Replying to @helioshellfire
Hmm actually I don't know if these two stories interacted in history but there is definitely an obvious parallel you could draw from reading them both together.
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It’s archetypal, kinda like Odin losing an eye in exchange for knowledge. The body is damaged, and this is a catalyst for gnosis
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