Submitted by ewk in zen

Zhaozhou's Heretical Man 64

Another time, the master said, "Brothers, if a truthful man expounds a heresy, that heresy is the truth. If a heretical man expounds the True Dharma, the True Dharma becomes a heresy. "Everywhere it is hard to see but easy to know about. Where I am it is easy to see but hard to know about."

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Welcome! ewk comment: So let's see... where are we...

  1. Raddle admins get to decide not only what words mean (history be damned) but also what a person's intent was when using a word.
  2. I've been told that my attitude is not "raddle appropriate" because raddle is an inclusive platform.
  3. A question about who is privileged, how much, and whether or not attacks on Zen by Japanese Buddhists over the last several hundred years are "as bad" as other attacks on other groups.

So, who exactly is this "heretical man"? How are heresies dealt with in Zen?

To what degree does Zen culture get a hearing on any social media platform?

What exactly are we all conforming to?

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