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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Contrast this with the attitude and image of your average dude weed college Zen bro.pic.twitter.com/HGRgmqVKPM
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Zen students often try to mimic the master's dialectical technique with wordplay and it's easy to spot. Usually they are chided and made to do extra work, but Yunmen would just best the fuck out of you with his staff. Imagine that in a garbage ass modern Soto temple.
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Replying to @maldngflgh
Nobody has a stomach for harsh criticism anymore, they wanna reach enlightenment via molly at an edm concert
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Replying to @heliosolipsism @maldngflgh
Enlightenment doesn't exist. Doing Molly at an EDM festival is marginally less onerous than having your leg broken by some Chinese queer
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