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was so tremendous, that thousands of books exist in his name which were not written by him. But his name became so important that anybody who wanted to sell his book would put Vyasa's name on it instead of putting his own name. His name was guarantee enough that the book was valuable. Now scholars go crazy deciding which is the real book written by Vyasa.
The seat from where a Buddha speaks is called VYASPEETHA -- the seat of the Buddha. Nobody else is allowed to ascend to the seat unless he has attained to no-mind. ASCENDING TO THE HIGH SEAT is a metaphor: it says the man has attained to the state of no-mind, he has attained the state of not-knowing which is true knowing.
...DOGEN ZENJI SAID: "ZEN MASTER HOGEN STUDIED WITH KEISHIN ZENJI.
ONCE KEISHIN ZENJI ASKED HIM, JOZA, WHERE DO YOU GO?'"
This is a Zen way of saying, "What is your goal in life? Where are you going?" It also implies another question: "From where are you coming? What is the source of your life?" It also implies, "Who are you?" -- because if you can answer where you are coming from and where you are going to, that means you must know who you are.
The three most important questions are: "Who am I? From where do I come? And to where am I going?"
...KEISHIN ZENJI ASKED "JOZA, WHERE DO YOU GO?"
HOGEN SAID, "I AM MAKING PILGRIMAGE AIMLESSLY."
See the beauty of the answer. This is how tremendously beautiful things transpire between a Master and a disciple. He said:
"I AM MAKING PILGRIMAGE AIMLESSLY."
If you are going to Kaaba, then it is not a pilgrimage because there is an aim in it; if you are going to Jerusalem or to Kashi it is not a pilgrimage. Wherever there is a goal there is ambition, and wherever there is ambition there is mind, desire. And with desire there is no possibility of any pilgrimage.
A pilgrimage can only be aimless. See the beauty of it! Only a Zen Master can approve it and only a Zen disciple can say something so tremendously revolutionary.
"I AM MAKING PILGRIMAGE AIMLESSLY."
The Master asks, "Where are you going?" And the disciple says, "Nowhere in particular." Aimlessly, just like a dry
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