Hui-neng and the Southern School of Zen
According to tradition Hui-neng taught "no-thought", the "pure and unattached mind" which "comes and goes freely and functions fluently without any hindrance". The alleged Northern schools emphasis on quiet contemplation was criticized by Hui-neng:When alive, one keeps sitting without lying down.
When dead, one lies without sitting up.
In both cases, a set of stinking bones!
What has it to do with the great lesson of life?
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