A monastic asked Master Boja, “When stillness comes into being, wisdom is blocked, and when thinking changes, the true-Self is changed. How is it before stillness comes into being?” The master answered, “Blocked.” The monastic said, “What blocks when stillness has not come into being yet?” The master said, “You’ve not met the man.”
Student: “Why is wisdom blocked when stillness has not come into being?”
Master: “The words ‘stillness has not come into being’ blocks it.”
Commentary:
Even wisdom is an illusion when it is a word.
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