Belief only works if it is a) exquisitely designed and beautifully laid-out, and b) ultimately means nothing. All great thinkers sees this including Jung (a slightly rightwing Christian), Jesus
Tag: Richard Hunn
Visiting the House and Grave of William Wordsworth (28.6.2010)
Dove Cottage – Wordsworth Trust One of my primary teachers – Richard Hunn (1949-2006) – once contributed a section that was published in a book
Transcendent Work
Obviously not, as many times such a teacher must accept a simple life premised upon living in a state of voluntary poverty. In such an existence, it is cultural knowledge and the ability to ‘see’ what others cannot see that is the common currency.
The Zen of No Ch’an
Needless to say, the traditional Chinese Ch’an Buddhist – Master Xu Yun – had no formal or informal ties or connections to Japanese Zen Buddhism, and never practised (or advocated others to practice) a Japanese Zen that does not follow the Vinaya Disciple, and which deviates from established Ch’an practice.
Master Xu Yun: Chinese Schools of Buddhism
The Chan doctrine of the Mind was handed down through Mahakasyapa and his successors in India and reached China where it was eventually transmitted to Master Hui-neng, its Sixth (Chinese) Patriarch. This was the Transmission of the Right Dharma which then flourished (all over China).
How ‘Ch’an and Zen Teachings’ Came About
Down with bourgeois racism and the misrepresentation of Chinese Ch’an Buddhist culture!
