"Hui Neng, known as the Sixth Patriarch of the School of Meditation (Ch'an) - also called the School of South or the School of Sudden Awakening - earned his nomination in a very original way.
His story illustrates a main item of Taoist philosophy: the conviction that the enlightenment is not related with the school education of the follower, if he is or not literate, nor by the diligence of studying sacred texts. The enlightenment is what one awakes to, that can not be earned."
His story illustrates a main item of Taoist philosophy: the conviction that the enlightenment is not related with the school education of the follower, if he is or not literate, nor by the diligence of studying sacred texts. The enlightenment is what one awakes to, that can not be earned."
