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Old Jul 2nd, 2003, 03:35 PM        Sutra
LMAO yet again......

and I found this is the The Surangama Sutra. Both more convoluted and more direct.


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The Buddha said: Ananda, when a blind man who used to see only darkness suddenly recovers his sight and sees everything clearly, if you say that it is his eyes which see, then when a man who saw darkness in a dark room suddenly lights a lamp which enables him to see what is there, you should say that it is the lamp that sees. If a lamp can see things, it should have the faculty of seeing and should not be called a lamp; if it really sees, it has no relation to you. Therefore, you should know that while the lamp can reveal form, seeing comes from the eyes but not from the lamp. Likewise, while your eyes can reveal form, the nature of seeing comes from the mind but not from the eyes."
I'll try to read the one you posted after lunch.

Oh - and I want to see a grown monk cry!
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