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The Gateless Barrier
"What is the book?" "According to the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters of the title, we call it Mu-Mon-Kwan, which means 'The Gateless Barrier.' It is one of the books especially studied by the Zen sect, or the sect of Dhyna. A peculiarity of some of the Dhyna textsthis (story) being a good exampleis that they are not explanatory. They only suggest. Questions are put, but the student must think out the answers for himself. He must think them out but not write them. You know that Dhyna represents human effort to reach, through meditation, zones of thought beyond the range of verbal expression; and any thought narrowed into utterance loses all Dhyna quality.... Well, this story is supposed to be true; but it is used only for a Dhyna question...." LAFCADIO HEARN. Laurence leaned his arms upon the broad wooden hand-rail of the bulwarks. The water hissed away from the side. Immediately below it was laced by shifting patterns of white foam, and stained pale green, violet, and amber, by the light shining out through the rounds of the port-poles. Further away it showed blue black, but for a glistening on the hither side of the vast ridge and furrow. The smoke from the funnels streamed afar, and was upturned by a following wind. The great ship swung in the trough, and then liftedas a horse lifts at a fencewhile the seas slid away from under her keel. As she lifted, her masts raked the blue-black night sky, and the stars danced in the rigging. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 34619
Author: Malet, Lucas
Release Date: Dec 11, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English
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