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THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)

Part Two: Dharma Discourses

Chapter Nine: Attending to the Fundamentals

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20. The Master said to the students, “Although you are all practicing together at a single practice site, the way practitioners’ minds are led astray varies according to each individual. There are those whose thoughts and aspirations are completely focused on this practice and this enterprise. There are those whose minds may sometimes be led astray, but by reflecting on their own minds, they return instantly to their original aspirations. There are those whose minds are often led astray, but after listening to the advice of their teachers and colleagues, they again take up their original duties. There are those whose going astray is revealed in their behavior and are thereby criticized by other members, but who are unwilling to reflect on their own behavior or listen to the advice of their teachers or colleagues, thus ruining their own practice and enterprises. Reflect on the current of your mind, so that you may avoid having huge regrets in the eternal world.”