Day 1 Non-opposition
Have you not seen the idle man of Tao who has nothing to learn and nothing to do,
Who neither discards wandering thoughts nor seeks the truth?
The real nature of ignorance is Buddha-nature;
The illusory empty body is the Dharma body.
The idle man who has attained the Tao, or the Way, is not a lazy man; rather, he has nothing to do. There is no reason for him to study, to learn, to do anything. On this retreat, all of you are concentrating, intent on studying the Dharma and practicing your methods. You are different from the man of Tao. You are studying and practicing for the purpose of attaining enlightenment. For beginning practitioners, it is good to have a reason to practice Buddhadharma, otherwise you would have no means of experiencing enlightenment. If there were no purpose, no one would practice, and no one would ever attain enlightenment.