He who treads the Path in earnest ...

[Mornings Son]

From
the Sutra of Hui Nen:

He
who treads the Path in earnest


Sees
not the mistakes of the world;


If
we find fault with others

We
ourself are also in the wrong.

When
other people are in the wrong,

we
should ignore it,

For
it is wrong for us to find fault.

By
getting rid of the habit of faultfinding

We
cut off a source of defilement.





Shodo
Harada Roshi's comment:

To not
always point out others faults, but to take responsibility for all
our own unskillful actions, to see our own challenges instead of
pointing out others faults; to not waste time on others' faults for
that is what we have to take responsibility for, or who will take
responsibility? Always seeing this clearly.

[another spirit]

agreed. the world is our own reflection. even that damn fi. if we don't get off its back for its petty tyranting how will it get off ours?

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