By being careful about these two,
they can preach in a peaceful manner.
They should not speak in terms of
superior, medial, or inferior doctrines,
of doctrines of the conditioned or the unconditioned,
of the real or the not real.
Again they should not make distinctions
by saying, "This is a man," "This is a woman."
Do not try to apprehend phenomena,
to understand or to see them.
These are what I call
the practices of the bodhisattvas.
All phenomena
are empty, without being,
without any constant abiding,
without arising or extinction.
This I call the position
wise people associate themselves with.
From upside-downness comes distinctions,
that phenomena exist, do not exist,
are real, are not real,
are born, are not born.
Place themselves in quite surroundings,
learn to still their minds,
remain tranquil, unmoving,
like Mount Sumeru.
Look upon all phenomena
as having no existence,
like empty space,
as without firmness or hardness,
not born, not emerging,
not moving, not regressing,
constantly abiding in a single aspect---
this I call the place to draw near to.
Posted By: Steve Williams
Saturday, April 26th 2014 at 3:54PM
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