On Believing in Mind

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fuhs˜ kï jQ fï lú fm< f;hs;frd iqiqls úiska Tyqf.a Manual of zen Buddhism kï lD;sfha
On Believing In Mind hkqfjka mßj¾;k fldg ;sfí' Ök nfia hsin (=Mind) ^uki& hkak
ys;=jlaldr f,i mßj¾;kh lrk ,o jpk w;ßka tlls' bx§h W.;a;= fn!oaO ixiaalD; .%ka:
Ök nig mßj¾;kh lsÍug W;aidy lsÍfï § ta nfiys we;s m%;smdok .ek ;Dma;su;a fkd jQy'
tneúka wmg Ök ;%smsglfha m%{d" fndaê" nqoaO" ks¾jdK" OHdk" fndaêi;aj wd§ lsisfi;a
mßj¾;kh fkd l< jpk y÷kd .; yels fõ' ixialD; iajrEmfhka we;s tajd fï jk úg
uq,sl fn!oaO jpk ud,d njg m;aj ;sfí' hsin hk jpkfha uki" yoj;" wd;auh" idrh hkdoS
f;areï we;' tu w¾: iduQyslj fuka u ;ksj ;ksj o tu Ök jkfha .eí ù ;sfí' fika nqÿ
oyfï m%Odk uq,dY%hka wkqj hñka od¾Yksl yd ;d¾lsl mokulska" bx.%Sis mßj¾;kh ;=< hsin
hk jpkh i|yd — The Mind˜˜˜˜ (ukiukiukiuki) hk jpkh fhdod f.k ;sfí' fï ldjHfha ukiukiukiuki
hkqfjka woyia flfrkafka wmf.a ufkdaúoHd;aul uki fkd jk nj ie,lsh hq;= h' wmg th
^^^^wkka;wkka;wkka;wkka;&&&& ————ukiukiukiuki˜ (The Mind) hkqfjka ye¢kaúh yels h' ^^^^wkka;wkka;wkka;wkka;&&&& ————uki˜uki˜uki˜uki˜ .ek i|yka lrkq
,nk wjia:dj,§ thska ud¾.hud¾.hud¾.hud¾.h" tal;ajhtal;ajhtal;ajhtal;ajh yd Y=kHk;ajhY=kHk;ajhY=kHk;ajhY=kHk;ajh wd§ wd.ñl yd od¾Yksl w¾:
.uHudk jk nj o ie,lsh hq;= fõ'
ñksid f.a uki idudkHfhka weoys,s iys; h' úYajdih" leue;s-wlue;s ùu" we,Su"
.eàu" wka;.dó;ajh" úl,am f;aÍu weoys,s iys; ukil we;s .;s.=K fõ' ukfia fï iajNdjh
oaffj;j;a Ndjh f,i fï ldjHfha meyeÈ,s fõ' ukfia fï .;s iajNdjh tys h:d iajNdjh
fkd j wúoHdj ksid isÿ jk úmßj¾;khla nj fï ldjHfha fmkajd fokq ,nhs' woyk iq¨
ukfia úm¾hdi Ndjfhka ksoyia ùug ukfia tu jHdc;ajh f;areï .; hq;= j ;sfí' ta i|yd
ueo udj;" msßmqka udj; ^uyd ud¾.h& f;dard .; hq;= nj fmkajd § we;' ukfia fofnÿï
^oaffj;& iajNdjhg Tífnka we;s foa —tl;ajh˜ f,i oelafõ' tfy;a fï tal;ajh jqj o mj;sk
fohla fkd fõ' ulaksido tl ;sfnkafka fol we;s neúks" fol ke;s l, tl o w;=reoka fõ'
tneúka Y+kH;ajh jqj o mj;sk fohla fkd fõ' ukfia ;=,kh lsÍfï iajNdjh ksid tlS udhd
o¾Ykfhka —wkka; uki˜ wdjrKh ù ;sfí' wdjrKh jq uki uy fmdf<dj úYd, f,i

2. is;hs" úYajfha mßudj ;=< uy fmdf<dj Oq,s wxY=jla ;rï fõ' uki yeu úg ;=,kh lsÍfuka
foaj,a f;areï .kS' ;¾lh" .Ks;h woyk ukfia .uka ñkqï oKavhs' újD; Ndjhg ;=< uki
w;=reoka fõ' fmdf<dj ;=< úYajh;a úYajh ;=< fmdf<dj;a oelsh yels jkafka wkka; ukig
hs'
—;:;dj;:;dj;:;dj;:;dj˜˜˜˜ f,dj mj;akd ish¨ foaj, h:d meje;au jk w;r th .=K yd m%udK
iSudj,ska f;drj oelsh hq;= h' ish,a, ta ;=< ksrdhdifhka .uka lrk w;r th oek .ekSu
i|yd ork ish¨ m%h;ak ksIaM, h' ukfia /já,sldr nj ksid thg th wjfndaO fkd fõ'
uki ke;s lsÍu" ukiska ksoyia ùu ;:;djg;:;djg;:;djg;:;djg m;aùu f,i ir,j f;areï l< yels h' fï
ldjHh ñksid f.a ukfia foìä iajNdjh ch .kakd wdldrh yd ta ;=<ska ,nk úuqla;sh bÕs
lrk m%h;akhls'
1' msßmqka udj; fkd okS ÿialr;d"
ukdmh ùug wleue;s ùu yer¦
ffjrfhka" wd,fhka ñ§fuka muK hs"
th u fy<s jkafka uq¨ukska" fkd ieÕ ù¦
wÕ,lska oYful fjkiska"
fmd<fjka wyi fjka fõ¦
th Tfn u oEiska olskakg leu;s kï"
ÿr,kak is;sú,s we¨Kq fyda tfrys jQ'
2' idod .ekSu Tfn leue;a; wlue;s fohlg tfrys j-
ukfia jHdêh u fuh hs(
fkd okakd l, .eUqre w¾:h udjf;a"
ukfia iduh wvd, fjhs kslrefKa'
3' úi,a wjldYh f;la udj; msßmqka h"
wejeis ke; lsisjla" ke; wêl;djla(
ieneúka u th f;dard.ekSfuka jk fohls"
oelSug fkd yels jQ ;:;dj u hs ta'

3. 4' fkd yUd ndysr mg,eú,s"
fkd /£ we;=<; ysia nfõ¦
ksi, ù foa ;=<e;s tal;ajfha"
oaffj;h ta ;=< u keiS fha'
5' .uk ksujd" ksreoaO ùug Tn fjfyi jk l,"
tfia ,o ksjk o iod .ufka we;¦
oaffj;;dfõ Tn mud jk ;=re"
flfia o Tn wjfndaO lrkafka tal,;ajh@
6' .eUqßka f;areï fkd .;a l, tal,;ajh"
ud¾. foflys u msysgla fkdue;s fõ(
h:d¾:h m%;sfCIam lsÍfuka th u ;yjqre fõ"
Y=kH;ajh ;yjqre lsÍfuka th u m%;sfCIam fõ'
7' mqrdfÊrej iy mdKaä;Hh"
thska wêl jk wms ;j;a fkd uÕ huq¦
tksid je,fluq mqrdfÊrefjka yd mdKaä;Hfhka"
;ekla ke; wmg ksoyfia miq l< fkd yels'
8' uq,g wdmiq meñKs úg" w;a fõ wmg w¾:h¦
yUd hk l< jia;= ndysr" wysñh wmg nqoaêh'
wm ;=<ska wdf,dalu;a jQ fudfydf;a"
wm uqyqK fok f,dalfha ysia nfjka kslau hkafkuq'
9' wm uqyqK fok ysia f,dfõ we;=<;ska mßj¾;kh isÿ fõ"

4. wúoHdj ksid ish,a, i;H f,i fmfka(
i;H miqmi fidhd fkd fjfyfikak"
ksud lsÍu u iEfya iqrCId l< woyia'
10' oaffj;h iuÕ fkd jikak"
m%fõifuka th ¨yq ne£fuka j,lskak¦
fyd| iy krl fol Tng ysñ jQ l,"
le<ô,a, we;s fõ" ^wkka;& uki o wysñ fõ'
11' mj;skafka fol we;s ksi hs tltltltl,;ajh,;ajh,;ajh,;ajh""""
w,a,d fkd .kq fï tl jqj;a¦
ukila ndOd rys; jQ l,"
oi oyila fohska jqj ke; is;a ߧula'
12' we;s jq is;a ßÿï o ke;" oyila foaj,a o fkdue;¦
isÿ jk ndOd o fkdue;" yod.kak is;la o ke;¦
wruqK ksud jQ l, úIh ikaiqka fõ"
úIh ksu jQ l, wruqK ikaiqka fõ'
13' wruqK jkafka úIhhg we;s wruqKla h"
úIh jkafka wruqKg we;s úIhhla h¦
oek idfmaCI nj fofnÿfï we;s"
tal,tal,tal,tal, Y+kH;ajfhaY+kH;ajfhaY+kH;ajfhaY+kH;ajfha iodl,a kj;skak'
14' tal, Y=kH;ajhtal, Y=kH;ajhtal, Y=kH;ajhtal, Y=kH;ajh ;=< oaffj;h meyeÈ,s fkd fõ"
ieu fohl ta ;=< oi oyila foa ;sfí¦
fïl yd wrl hehs fjkila fkd l< úg"

5. tla-me;s w.;s oelaula flfia kï Wm§ o@
15' uyduyduyduyd udj;udj;udj;udj; ksi, h" úi,a yoe;s h"
thg myiq fyda wmyiq jQ fyda lsis;a ke;¦
ishqï o¾Yk wúksYaÑ; fõ"
jvd blauka fõ o t;rï u Wka mud fõ'
16' we,Su lsis f,i /l .; yels fkd fya"
jerÈ udjf;a hEu kï iaÓr hs¦
ñfokak thska" foaj,a tys u jQ .ukl ksr; fõ"
idrhg kslau hEula fyda fkdue; kej;Sula'
17' wjk; jkak foa ;=<e;s iajNdjhg" Tn ud¾.ud¾.ud¾.ud¾.hhhh iuÕ iqix.; ù isà"
ksi, ù" myiqfjka" mSvdj ÿr,kak¦
tfy;a Tn is; ne£ï we;s úg" i;Hfhka Tn neyer fha"
th ;j oeä fõ" w÷re fõ" fkd .eUqre fõ'
18' fkd .eUqre jQ l, tajd" wd;auh m%YakldÍ fõ¦
túg M,la fõ o w.;s.dñ tla-me;s meje;afï@
Tng wejeis kï taltaltaltal,,,, hdkfhahdkfhahdkfhahdkfha udjf;a mshk.kak"
i bkaøsh wruqKqj,g tfrysj mq¾ju;sl fkd jkak'
19' i bkaøsh wruqKqj,g tfrysj Tn mQ¾ju;sl fkd jQ úg"
túg Tn m%nqoaO;ajhm%nqoaO;ajhm%nqoaO;ajhm%nqoaO;ajh iu. tla ù we;¦
m%{djka;hd l%shdfjka ksoyia h"
w{dk ;eke;a;d ;uka u ne| oukd l,¦
O¾uh ;=< u isák f;la" mqoa.,slNdjhla ke;"

6. Tjqyq w{dk j ;uka u wef,;s fjfiia wruqKqj,'
Tjqka f.a uki u hs udhdj iokafka-
fuh fkd fj o ieu w;r uyd iajhx-úixjdoh@
20' w{dkhd ,e. isà iqj fkd-iqj woyia ;=<"
leue;a; yd wleue;a; fkdue; m%nqoaOhdg(
oaffj;fha ish¨ wdldrhka"
w{dkhkag u fmfkk lD;su wdldr fõ'
tajd o¾Yk ud;% fuks" iq<f.a ;sfnk u,a fuks¦
ukao wm lror jkafka veye .ekSug tajd@
jdis iy wjdis" fyd| iy krl-
tajdhska fjka ù ioyg u isákq uekæ
21' weila kskaog fkd hd kï lsis odl"
iEu isysk tajd u ke;s fõ ú(
ukiukiukiuki w;alr .kS kï tys wkka;h"
oi oyila foa jqj;a ;:;d;:;d;:;d;:;djjjj ;=< tla foals'
22' tal,tal,tal,tal, ;:;d;:;d;:;d;:;djfhajfhajfhajfha wNsryi ;=< .eUqr nUhla jk úg"
ish¨ ndysr mg,eú,s wmg iefklska wu;lj fha¦
oi oyila foa tys taltaltaltal,,,,;ajfhka;ajfhka;ajfhka;ajfhka olsk úg"
wm wdmiq meñK m%Njh fj;g u" ieu od isáh ;ek kj;skak'
23' foaj,a l=ulg o hkak wu;l lrkak"
idoDYHfhka tyd ;sfnk bulg wms .uka lruq¦
.uk k;r úh iy .ukla ke;"
p,s;h bisUq,hs iy bisUq,Eula ke;¦

7. oaffjhs;h fkd/fok úg ;j;a"
taltaltaltal,,,,;ajh;ajh;ajh;ajh jqj;a th u fkd /f|hs'
24' foaj,ays mru wka;h" ;j;a ÿr hd fkd yels ;ek"
kS;s yd ñkqïo~qj,ska ne| ke;(
ud¾.hud¾.hud¾.hud¾.h iuÕ iqix.; jQ ukukukukiiii ;=< wkkH;d uQ,O¾uh wmg we;"
wm f.a fiùfï ish¨ u m%h;ak w;yef¾'
iel yd ixld iyuq,ska ÿre flf¾"
ksjerÈ Y%oaOdj wp, fõ"
w;miq jQ lsisjla ke;"
ord isák lsisjla ke;"
ish,a, ysia h" úIo h" iajhx-m%;s§ma; h¦
jEhï lsÍu ke;" Yla;s kdYh ke;-
is;Sfuka ,nd .; yels ;ekla fkd fõ fuh"
mßl,amkfhka uekSug wiu;a ;ekls fuh'
25' i;H ;:;dfõ;:;dfõ;:;dfõ;:;dfõ WÉp;u m:fha
—;ud˜ fyda —wfkld˜ ke;"
iDcq ;od;aólrKh ,o úg"
wmg lsj yels" —fofnÿu ke;"˜ hkak muKs'
26' —fol fnÿu˜ mejefï ish,a,g u iudk hs"
ta ish,a, ta ;=< u wjfndaO fõ¦
úYajh mis|,k m%{djka;hd"
fï wkka;wkka;wkka;wkka; {dkhg{dkhg{dkhg{dkhg Tjqka ieu we;=¿ fõ'

8. 27' fï wkka; {dkhwkka; {dkhwkka; {dkhwkka; {dkh CIKsl;ajfhka ^ld,fhka& iy
jHdma; Ndjfhka ^wjldYfhka& tyd mj;skakls"
jir oi oyila thg tla fudfyd;la fõ¦
ÿgqj;a fkd ÿgqj;a wm th"
úYajfha ieu w; u th me;sr mj;s¦
28' b;d iQCIu jia;=" jia;=jlg úh yels úYd,;uh ;rï úYd, fõ"
fï i|yd ndysr fldkafoais Wjukd ke;¦
mru iqúi,a jia;=" jia;=j,g úh yels iqCIuh ;rï l=vd fõ"
jdia;úl iSudjka fuys § wod< fkd fõ'
mj;akd hula fõ kï" th fkd mj;sk fohg iu fõ"
fkd m;sk hula fõ kï" th mj;sk fohg iu fõ(
foaj, fï ;;a;ajh w;alr.; fkd yels jQ ;ek"
ieneúka u" tys mudjla ke;'
30' ish,a, ;=< taltaltaltal,,,,;ajh;ajh;ajh;ajh"
tal,tal,tal,tal,;ajh;ajh;ajh;ajh ;=< ish,a,-
fuh wjfndaO lsÍfuka muKs"
wm f.a wmßmq¾K;ajh ms<sn| ÿl ksud jkafka æ
31' fn§ula ke;s ;ekl ukiukiukiuki iy woyk uki f,i"
fn§ula fkdlrk úg woyk uki iy ukiukiukiuki f,i"
fuh hs jpk ksud jk ;ek¦
w;S;h" j¾;udkh iy wkd.;h thg we;=<;a fkd fõ'
uq,dY%h

9. Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, Manual of Zen Buddhism, (2000) Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
Pvt,Ltd., New Delhi., pp.76-82