Obey the nature of things
Obey the nature of things
and you will walk freely and undisturbed.
When thought is in bondage the truth is hidden,
for everything is murky and unclear.
The burdensome practice of judging
brings annoyance and weariness.
What benefit can be derived
from distinctions and separations?
– Sengcan
from the book “Hsin-Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith-Mind”
translated by Richard B. Clarke
source: https://bit.ly/2kCT762
Judging others
Unless one is omniscient or at least enjoys some degree of clairvoyance, no one can judge others. One can see how others appear and how they are behaving, but not who they are or why they are behaving in a particular manner. For example, enlightened ones such as buddhas, bodhisattvas, and sages appear in peaceful forms and wrathful forms, but all their activities will be for serving others with love. This is why the fully enlightened Buddha said, “Apart from myself and those like me, no one can judge another person.”
– Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
from the book “Incarnation: The History and Mysticism of the Tulku Tradition of Tibet”
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