Zen Master Dae Kwan
One student was
negatively emotional with lots of anger. After practicing for a while, his
character improved much, but still sometimes his karma controlled him. One day,
he asked Sifu for advice.
Student : My wife is full
of complaints, and she is very difficult to please. I regret marrying her.
Sifu : Have you seen
people using tissue to wipe their runny nose or collect their phlegm? Would you
pick up their tissue and put it in your pocket?
The student was shocked
by such a question.
Sifu : Anytime we trade our ture nature for somebody
else's emotions, it is like putting their used tissue into
our pocket and keeping it as our own.
Student replied in a
relieved voice: I've never thought of it that way.
That evening he went home
and shared this teaching with his friends. From then on, his relationship with
his wife kept improving.
Commentary:
Zen Master Seung Sahn
always taught us not to attach to our karma or anybody's karma. These so called
karma are like filthy, used tissue. It is the same with our practice. Our True
Nature is always pure and clear, but we always cling to or attach to some
outside situation or relationship or thinking as "I". By doing so we
are collecting outside garbage as our own treasure and not let it go. A wise
practitioner will not let our True Nature get tainted.
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