Fuden Nessi, Rev. Master

In the chapter on the First Column of Light in Reverend Master Jiyu’s book How to Grow a Lotus Blossom^, there is the image of a person standing in a pillar of light underneath a dark cloud, looking up towards a tiny spot of light appearing in the cloud. What follows here are some reflections on the meaning Reverend Master’s profound yet beautifully straightforward teaching on the ”First Column of Light”, which I feel is one of the most important foundations for my training, has for me – bearing in mind that this teaching was originally given in a specific context.

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