The Four Vowels

Do not fall into the mistaken belief that Chan is anti-intellectual. He goes on in the poem, excessive thinking weakens the will. The more you know, the more your mind is confused. A confused mind gives rise to vexation. If there is intellectual doubt, there is only faulty awakening. It can be so confirming when we slip into a state of relative oneness. Not talking about awakening. Just our concentration coming together. So we're only attending to the practice. It's a completely different world. Often it doesn't last very long. We get excited. Start thinking about it. It's all we need to do. Don't need to push it along in any