A Gift of Dharma for 3.23.10

Today’s quote is from Fen-yang Shanzhao (947-1024), “one of the great ancestors of the Lin Chi house of Ch’an, noteworthy for his development of the kung an as a tool in Ch’an study.”  This is it:

Few people believe their
Inherent mind is Buddha.
Most will not take this seriously,
And therefore are cramped.
They are wrapped up in illusions, cravings,
Resentments, and other afflictions,
All because they love the cave of ignorance.