..续本文上一页ghtenment. What is meant by a "feeling of doubt"

　　 It”s being unable to find out "who

　　" Hmm. "Who

　　" Sustained investigation of this word "who" for hours nonstop can bring you to the point that your breath ceases, your pulse stops, your thoughts come to a standstill, and you attain a profoundly great samadhi. With that kind of samadhi, you are in samadhi when you are walking; you are in samadhi when you are sitting; you are in samadhi when you are standing; and you are in samadhi when you are lying down. You neither enter it nor leave it, and so it”s called a profoundly great samadhi. At that time, above, there will be no heaven; below, there will be no earth; in between, there will be no people; and afar, there will be no objects. Absolutely everything will be empty. Even emptiness will not exist. Once emptiness is obliterated, what kind of state remains

　　 Take a look. Think about it. Do you still have false thoughts

　　 Do you still have extraneous ideas

　　 When there isn”t even any emptiness, where could the false thoughts and extraneous ideas be located

　　 Where could lust be found

　　 At that time, it”s very easy to become enlightened. It”s very easy to return to the root and go back to the source, to understand your mind and see your nature. When you understand your mind and see your nature, nothing that happens presents any difficulties; there are no obstructions. Once you see your nature, you never worry.

　　Where Is the Original Face to Be Found

　　From the Qing dynasty on, most people have investigated "Who is mindful of the Buddha

　　" Investigating the word "who" is the most important part. Who

　　 As long as you don”t know, then it”s still "who." If you know, then that”s enlightenment. You want to find out who it is who”s mindful of the Buddha. If you say, "Oh! I am mindful of the Buddha!" You

　　 If it”s you who is mindful of the Buddha, then suppose you die and are cremated so that you no longer exist--then where have you gone

　　 If it”s you who is mindful of the Buddha, then you shouldn”t die; but you will die, get cremated, and be gone.

　　There are many different meditation topics that can be used in investigating Chan. Some people investigate "Who was I before my mother bore me

　　" Others may investigate the word "Nothing." "Nothing" means there isn”t anything at all. Everything is nonexistent. Or does everything exist

　　 They investigate "nothing" and "existence." They investigate how things cease to exist. Everything in the world is subject to coming into being, dwelling, decaying, and becoming empty. What is there that is not subject to coming into being, dwelling, decaying, and becoming empty

　　 That”s what they investigate.

　　Some investigate "Does a dog have the Buddha nature

　　" Whether or not a dog has the Buddha nature can be a topic too. Others investigate "dried turd." You laugh when you hear that, but when you investigate it, there”s a lot of flavor in it! Not smelly, though, so you don”t need to laugh. Since it”s dry it doesn”t smell. There are many different meditation topics. Whichever topic you respond to best is the one for you.

　　Carefully Investigate While Walking, Standing, Sitting, and Lying Down

　　Now we are having a Chan session. Concentration is of vital importance in a Chan session. Your body, mind, and thoughts must be concentrated. Here, your body must walk when it”s time to walk, sit when it”s time to sit, and lie down when it”s time to lie down. Walking, sitting, and reclining, you must follow the rules. Your mind must not give rise to false thinking; then the mind can be concentrated. Your thoughts should be devoid of greed, devoid of hatred, and devoid of stupidity. Single-mindedly investigate "Who is mindful of the Buddha

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　　Investigating is like using a drill to drill a hole. You drill and drill until you …

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