There are three kinds of people [who practice Buddhism]. Like all other beings, the lowest person wants happiness and not suffering or rebirth in the lower realms of existence, so...
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Three Kinds of Practitioners
May 20, 2013
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Zenga and Shunga
May 17, 2013
Zenga and shunga (erotic art)* would seem to be on different ends of the artistic spectrum. Zenga are created with a minimum of brush strokes in mostly black and white...
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Enlightenment is Not Far Off
May 17, 2013
We humans are actually not that far from enlightenment. Our five senses are like the Emanation Body of a Buddha; our dream body, which is similar to the after-death form...
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Decency is Free from Trickery
May 16, 2013
When we’re having trouble maintaining our ground or ourselves, we play all kinds of tricks. That trickery brings hope and fear. You’re so tempted; at the same time, you’re so...
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Haiku of the Week
May 15, 2013
sticky-sticky
it clings to everything—
spring snow
beta-beta to
mono ni tsukitaru
haru no yuki(Issa)
From The Art of Haiku: Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters by Stephen Addiss
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