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Category Archives: Spirituality
The ease of meditation
Just rest in the Self-Enjoyment Samadhi of all the Buddhas, wandering playfully in the four practices of peace and bliss of those open to Openness. This is the profound and inconceivable practice of Buddhas and Awakened Ancestors. From “Zazen Yojinki: … Continue reading
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Zazen is not based upon teaching, practice, or realization; instead these three aspects are all contained within it. Measuring realization is based upon some notion of enlightenment—this is not the essence of zazen. Practice is based upon strenuous application—this is … Continue reading
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Go into the mountains
Go and stay in a monastery where there is a true teacher. Go deep into the mountains and valleys. Practice kinhin by clear waters and verdant mountains. Clear the mind by a stream or under a tree. Observe impermanence without … Continue reading
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On Zen Meditation
If you want to cease your confusion, you must cease your involvement in good and bad. From “Zazen Yojinki: Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen” by Keizan Jokin (from The Art of Just Sitting, Wisdom Publications, 2004)
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water/waves
Water and waves are not separate; motion and stillness are not different. — From “Zazen Yojinki: Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen” by Keizan Jokin (from The Art of Just Sitting, Wisdom Publications, 2004) Photo Credit: Lucy … Continue reading
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Heart Sutra Wisdom
If you seek a home, Remember, She has none. If you seek comfort, Remember, She opens to everything. If you seek security, Remember, She cannot be controlled. If you seek transcendence, Remember, She accepts things just as they are. – … Continue reading
Nothing to reject, nothing to accept
The exceptional approach is to recognize the true nature of afflictive emotions. When desirous thoughts arise vividly, looking directly at their essence, they subside in themselves. This is the dawning of mahamudra, bliss and emptiness inseparable. It is also called … Continue reading
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Beloved stars
Beloved stars, look down on me. I am a tiny speck in a tiny world. I am a poor atom full of love for you, full of faith in you. —George Sand
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God in man
Seek God in man, for as we seek him there, the more transparent the veil of flesh becomes and the more perfectly we learn to find him there. If we hold ourselves receptive to the life of spirit, we shall … Continue reading
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More Fully Human
There is a Jewish tradition of the zaddik—the holy person. The zaddik differs, it is said, from ordinary people, in that the zaddik is more fully human. In the Christian tradition, Saint Irenaeus says something similar. He says that the … Continue reading
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