Guogu’s reflection on the World of Chan group on February 3, 2025:
Today is my teacher’s death anniversary. It has been 16 years since he shed his shell.
Something that he once said, which appears in his commentary to the Sutra of Complete Enlightenment:
“Through practice, it is possible to free yourself from attachments, until all vexations are eliminated. The sutra speaks of four levels of attachment to transcend. Some teachers speak of the process as ‘separation,’ but this is misleading because it implies that one is escaping or running away from attachment. This is not the case; rather, recognizing attachment is itself to be free from attachment.”
May you all recognize your attachments, and in that moment you are freed!
