THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)
Part Two: Dharma Discourses
Chapter Five: Foundational Principles
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12. When the Master was expounding the “Essentials of Absorption and Tranquillity,” he analyzed the terms nature, spirit, mind, and volition as follows: “The nature is the original essence, and from that nature, spirit is made manifest. Spirit is substantially identical to the nature but also involves the sensibility of ever-numinous awareness. Mind involves discriminations that are made manifest from that awareness, and volitions appear from the mind. Volition is the point at which the mind is in action.” A student asked, “What is the numinous soul (yŏnghon)?” The Master replied, “The numinous soul is the grounding of each person’s spirit, which is empty, numinous, and free from darkness.”
THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)
Part Two: Dharma Discourses
Chapter Five: Foundational Principles
12
12. When the Master was expounding the “Essentials of Absorption and Tranquillity,” he analyzed the terms nature, spirit, mind, and volition as follows: “The nature is the original essence, and from that nature, spirit is made manifest. Spirit is substantially identical to the nature but also involves the sensibility of ever-numinous awareness. Mind involves discriminations that are made manifest from that awareness, and volitions appear from the mind. Volition is the point at which the mind is in action.” A student asked, “What is the numinous soul (ita_tyŏnghonitb_t)?” The Master replied, “The numinous soul is the grounding of each person’s spirit, which is empty, numinous, and free from darkness.”
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