This book represents the essence of my work, as far as it can be conveyed in words, with individuals and small groups of spiritual seekers during t
Shunryu Suzuki highlights, that the characteristic of Buddha’s teaching is to go beyond things. “Things” means the various being and the various ideas we have. When we go beyond the objective and subjective world we come to the understanding of the oneness of everything. The oneness of subjectivity and objectivity, the oneness of inside and outside.
The tao is perfect like vast space where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess. Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things.
This highest goal is for Eckhart and Hui-Neng a state of highest bliss. In both cases, this is a breakthrough in which consciousness is fundamentally changed. If one considers these elementary parallels, one can only come to one conclusion: Eckhart and Hui-Neng have independently arrived at an extremely similar solution to the human problem: seclusion and non-attachment as the path to peace of mind.
