The Path of No Path

If you think that by taking a particular course of action that you are bringing yourself closer to the truth then you are sorely mistaken. It was the Buddha himself that, after some years practicing as an austere yogi in the forests of India , realized that his extreme asceticism had brought him no more freedom than his previous indulgence in worldly pleasure.

It was Sri Ramana Maharshi (The ‘Who am I?” man) that revealed eternal life is none other than uninterrupted consciousness.

From the Tao itself we are taught that the Tao that can be followed is not the eternal Tao.

Dogen tells us, the Buddha mind is lost. When you try to create Buddhism on a path then the Buddha mind gets lost too. Be wary of officious Buddhists or those with opinions. Look more closely. Salvation with diligence is an inner matter which only gradually takes on external expression. This happens naturally without artifice. There is nothing you can do about this. If you become clear, others will notice it. There is nothing for you to proclaim. Take the opposites and place them in the heart, let the molten moon dissolve in the blood stream. The evening air comes naturally in on the breath. There is no path and you will never know an end to it.

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