Taomeow Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) æ£äººç”¨é‚ªæ³•ï¼Œé‚ªæ³•äº¦æ˜¯æ£ã€‚邪人用æ£æ³•ï¼Œæ£æ³•äº¦æ˜¯é‚ªã€‚ When upright people use crooked methods, the crooked methods are also upright. When crooked people use upright methods, the upright methods are also crooked.  This saying, originally from a Chan source (The Platform Sutra of Huinen), has become proverbial. In the context, the meaning is this. When a practitioner of experience and appropriate transmission engages in an unorthodox practice, they transform the practice. When a person of no attainment or transmission engages in an orthodox practice, they will make the practice unorthodox due to the inappropriateness of their engagement.  A master can set up the altar however she wants, a faker can make it perfect and go through all the motions and it will remain meaningless.  Edited May 23, 2020 by Taomeow 10 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted May 23, 2020 Thank you for sharing. I haven't encountered this excerpt to my recollection but I see this principle play out in my own life in so many ways. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 23, 2020 Timing... Â thank you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
