When afflictions are enlightenment

Obviously

When you find peace and quiet in the midst of busyness and clamor,then towns and cities become mountain forests; afflictions are enlightenment, sentient beings realize true awakening. These sayings can be uttered and understood by all beginners, who construe it as uniform equanimity; but then when they let their minds go, the ordinary and the spiritual are divided as before, quietude and activity operate separately. So obviously this was only an intellectual understanding.

– Foyan (1067-1120)


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