The master Bankei's talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. He never quoted sutras not indulged in scholastic dissertations. Instead, his words were spoken directly from his heart to the hearts of...
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WHEN CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED
Posted on Aug.22.2009 @ 08:04AM EDT by chontri
Because of the vageness or ambiguity of words or language as it'd often be, even when one thinks that what he said is very clear, it may be clear to himself but not so to others.
So, when a clarification is needed and asked, he needs to make what he said as clear as he could. This would be a help to correct understanding in conversation.
Assumption, supposition, guess, assertion such as "I am sure people know that" or "I am sure people understand that..." won't help at all, especially when he holds fast on to his assumption.
ChonTri 08/22/2009
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