Shakyamuni Buddha recommended a path of Dhyana (Zen) plus Direct Inquiry & Analysis.
As he was dying, he refused to name a lineage successor. Instead, he said the Dharma was his successor, and that students should "Be a light for yourselves, go all out, work hard, attain liberation."
THIS would seem to settle all questions about which lineage is the right one, which teaching is the right one.
No lineage. As for teachings, the Dharma is not a teaching, it's just Reality as revealed by Dhyana (Zen) and Direct Self Inquiry & Analysis! No Self, No Lasting Phenomena. Clinging to what doesn't exist or last causes anguish. Releasing oneself from such clinging is Cessation of Anguish (NIrvana)!
What's the problem? This is simple. Anyone can do it. Ambitious people are at a disadvantage.
"Delightful is the Dharma. Delightful in the beginning, delightful in the middle, delightful at the end."
Let's do it! What bullshit all the arguments are. If you're truly pursuing Dhyana plus Direct Inquiry you have no time for throwing your intellectual weight around or playing "Buddhist" games.
Aum Swasti!
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No Lineage
by mujushinkyo » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:03 am
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Re: No Lineage
by gregkavarnos » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:53 am
Drowning in the ocean of their own making,
the ignorant curse the boatman who is trying to save them,
and refuse to grab hold of the lifeline which is thrown to them.
the ignorant curse the boatman who is trying to save them,
and refuse to grab hold of the lifeline which is thrown to them.
"Meditation is familiarisation with realisation"
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
"Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit."
Chogyam Trungpa
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
"Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit."
Chogyam Trungpa
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Re: No Lineage
by LastLegend » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:15 pm
I am Pure Land bitch. 
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Re: No Lineage
by LastLegend » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:05 pm
plwk wrote:You sure 'Sakyamuni' 'recommended' anything? Last I heard from some 'Zennies' that He spoke nothing...
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