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Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the quality read more
Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel read more
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost read more
We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that were the purpose of music then obviously the fastest players would be the best. Also, when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey. When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.
The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found read more
You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found in which to put the Original Face; it will not disappear even when the universe is destroyed.
The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.
The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.
The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.
The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.
The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there
The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there
