direct path to enligthement

[Hendrik]

If one is ready no teacher is necessary;

Scott,


The qoute above is off. It is not accord to the teaching of the Buddha and the Zen patriach.


If my memory serve, Hui-Neng said, if one capable to see one's original face by self studying Buddha dhama, then that is fine.

However, it is a fact in the six patriach sutra,
Even if one is capable to going beyond by oneself, such as Yong Chia. He needs to go to Hui-Neng for Mind seal syncronization.


if one is not capable of after hard studying then one needs to seek for a master.


And again,

it is not a believe, the bottom line is can one do it? if not then one a master to pointing the direction.



As for

if one is not ready, no teacher can help!

That is misleading.

Even if one is not ready a Good Knowing advisor or teacher will point at a practice to move forward to the direction of enligtenment.

A good Zen master is like a dream waker, every instant is a good instant.

for there is no Time, past , present, and future is illusive. So, the journey cant be speculate as the above.



Just some experience