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Knowledge (n.) stuffed ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in by study and written explanations now passes for practice, where once a single sentence sent men to rest in spontaneity.

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A Name (n.) like ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠"Tao" is a fish trap, to be forgotten once the fish is caught; no concept should be built on it.

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Seeking (n.) the ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Buddha nature loses it, since it uses the Buddha to look for the Buddha and the mind to grasp the mind — a full kalpa of effort will not reach it.

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Void (n.) men ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠fear falling through when they forget their minds is no void at all but the real realm of the Dharma.

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Worship (n.) asks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Buddha for nothing; asked what such worship is for, Huang-po answered with a slap on the face.