The idea of buddha mind is not purely a concept or a theoretical, metaphysical idea. It is something extremely real that we can experience ourselves. In fact, it is the...
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Restlessness is an Expression of Buddha Nature
August 16, 2012
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Haiku of the Week
August 15, 2012
the morning glory
has claimed the well bucket—
I'll go borrow water
asagao ni
tsurube torarete
morai mizu
ChiyoSohan Gempo (Shoun, 1848-1922), Daruma Meditating. Ink on paper, 39 x 52.2 cm.
From The Art of...
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Drive All Blames into Oneself
August 15, 2012
There’s a slogan in the mahayana teachings that says, “Drive all blames into oneself.” The essence of this slogan is, “When it hurts so bad, it’s because I am hanging...
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Restless Mind
August 14, 2012
This restless mind is buddha nature. Because it is so intelligent, therefore it is restless. It is so transparent that we can’t put any patch on it to mask...
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It Is Better to Practice
August 13, 2012
Dromtönpa once saw a monk doing circumambulations and intuitively knew he was doing them for a worldly motive. He remarked, “It’s good to do circumambulations, but it would be better...
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