Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
We know that a frozen pond is entirely water, but the suns heat
is necessary to melt it. Although we awaken to the fact that an
ordinary man is Buddha, the power of Dharma is necessary to
develop cultivation. When the pond has melted and its water
flows freely, it can be used for irrigation and cleaning. When
falsity is extinguished, the mind will be numinous and dynamic;
then the effulgence of spiritual powers will manifest. There is
no other approach to practice but cultivation of the mind.
(Quoted in The Korean Approach to Zen by Chinul)