Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Simple Way, Part 29

The Simple Way
The Life & Teachings of Zhouzi
by Scott Bradley


A Buddhist layman asked Zhouzi, “Master, how through your way does one escape samsara and the wheel of rebirth?”

“The simple way to escape,” answered Zhouzi, “is to cease to believe in any such thing.”

The shocked Buddhist replied, “But Master, this is a central tenet in the teaching of the Lord Buddha!”

“Then if you would be a Buddhist, believe as you must,” answered Zhouzi, “but in this way we have no beliefs that require a cure.”

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