Sublime

The Zen movement developed hand in hand with the arts it was inspiring. And it was Takeno Joo who, having received instruction in the ways of tea from Shuko and Jotei (the reputed son of Ikkyu), then transmitted his teachings to Sen no Rikyu.

Gunabhadra,

The Buddha said, “So it is, Subhuti. The body of merit of those bodhisattvas who give a gift without being attached is not easy to measure. Thus, Subhuti, those who set forth on the bodhisattva path should give a gift without being attached to the perception of an object.”

the Lankavatara sees this as the long way around and simply denies that anything arises in the first place. Arising is a delusion. Nothing arises. The relevance of the Buddha’s discussion of dharmas and non-dharmas at the end of Chapter One becomes clearer now.

In his commentary, Nan Huai-chin likens “So it is, Subhuti. So it is” to an enigma that doesn’t make sense until we solve it ourselves. And he cites the story about Chinhua Chu-ti. Master Chinhua Chu-ti learned One-Finger Zen from Hangchou T’ien-lung, and this is all he taught. Whenever anyone asked for instruction, he held up one finger and nothin

A number of commentators compare the dharma taught by the Buddha to a mirror, which reflects without any intention to do so and without any attachment to what is reflected.

Dharma art is natural awareness. You do not need to make a special effort or have a chunk of time in order to do a good job.

The purpose of dharma art is to try to overcome aggression.