Phap Hien was a Vietnamese Zen master. He lived in the late 5th century and early the 6th century. When he was a young monk at the Phap Van Temple he met Vinitaruci (?-594) who was one of the successors of Seng-tsan, the Third Patriarch...
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Ego is a frame of reference. When you keep staring at this frame of reference it begins to lose its hold. Zen is a tool which facilitates the awareness of this frame of reference.
Quote: "Zen ends the egos reign and rule over us.
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Yeah it is really true. It is a fact that when the ego drops your Zen practice starts even if it comes back again and again. It drops and then it drops.