The Sutra says, “No matter how many Sutras you may recite, you are no better than a cowboy who only counts another’s cows, not a true practitioner, if you fail to put what you read into practice.” What does ‘put what you read into practice’ mean concretely?

Counting another’s cows means to dwell on the Buddha’s words, or ancient masters’ words without seeing what their words point to. Putting what you read into practice implies to attain enlightenment by seeing what they point to.

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