{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Ten Thousand Things","title":"Do not seek the truth - A vague understanding of Sengcan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3374,"description":"Revolution? / Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish opinions / Paparazzi\r\nWe mention Sengcan a lot: sage, poet and 3rd Patriarch of Chan Buddhism. Famous for (maybe) writing Xinxin Ming sutra (scripture/poem).  Read it here. It begins like this:\r\nThe Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences\r\nWhen love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised\r\nMake the smallest distinction, however / and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart\r\n\r\nIf you wish to see the truth / then hold no opinions for or against anything\r\nTo set up what you like against what you dislike / is the disease of the mind.\r\nWhen the deep meaning of things is not understood / the mind’s essential peace is disturbed to no avail\r\n\r\nThe Way is perfect like vast space / where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess\r\nIndeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject / that we do not see the true nature of things.\r\nBe serene in the oneness of things / and such erroneous views will disappear by themselves\r\n1. Revolutions. Do Marxists want things to get worse? What do Marxists mean when they talk about 'exposing the contradictions inherent in capitalism\"? Are Victorian Socialists just nice young middle-class people who want to make things better? Often. Should a family doctor struggle to buy a home? No. But we are seeing a lot of that. This + many other absurdities in this country, might create the conditions for a revolution. I recommend the Revolutions podcast, wrapping up now. Mike summarises hundreds of episodes in the Appendix series. I've made a playlist for easier listening \r\nWill Australia actually have a revolution? Very unlikely, but becoming less unlikely? A major dummy spit by doctors, teachers, nurses, and every kind of wage worker, volunteer and carer, is called for. That's my opinion anyway.\r\nAlso the Herald-Sun could not get Dan Andrews kicked out, because he makes people build things, and cos chippies, brikkies, sparkies,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2JAtfDhLe02gUO4tZQPGVO8knrF2fc46Ed_F40DCEtk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNzU5LzE2OTEw/MjExMTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}