Bassui Zenji citations

Bassui Zenji appelé aussi Bassui Tokusho est un maitre zen de l'école Rinzai qui a vécu au Japon. L'histoire retient, entre autres, qu'il a beaucoup enseigné dans les campagnes à la différence des autres professeurs de cette époque; et qu'il aimait la pratique plutôt que la théorie pour atteindre l'illumination à travers la méditation. Wikipedia

✵ 1327 – 1387

Bassui Zenji: Citations en anglais

“Buddhas bear the same relation to sentient beings as water does to ice. Ice, like stone or brick, cannot flow. But when it melts it flows freely in conformity with its surroundings. So long as one remains in a state of delusion he is like ice. Upon realization he becomes as exquisitely free as water. And remember, there is no ice which does not return to water. So you will understand there is no difference between ordinary beings and Buddhas except for one thing - delusion. When it is dissolved they are identical.”

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Bassui Tokushō

Source: Letter to the abbess of Shinryu-ji https://sites.google.com/site/esabsnichtenglisch/bassui-tokusho-the-letters