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Inclinations in the perfect sudden doctrine

Master Kosen – Published on November 23 – teaching

Question

Kodo Sawaki said, “There are no inclinations in the perfect sudden doctrine.” What does that mean?





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Answer from Master Kosen

We speak of the straight and the oblique.
The straight symbolizes the absolute Way, absolute time and space, nonlinear—that is, without personal consciousness.
The oblique is self-consciousness, linear time and space as we know them.

Kosen


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