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Buddha Fields
Contemplation on Depth in Practice Reading I love the description of Buddha fields in tonight’s reading, of each of us as the cultiva...
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Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ... -
Last week I mentioned a few moral dilemmas. One was the bystander who could save five lives by throwing one man onto some tracks. I rememb...
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I heard these sentiments in some recent health care discussions: •Everyone has the right to healthcare. •America is way behind other countri...
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Like I always say: 'The measuring stick we judge others by is the same one that we beat ourselves with.' We are, after all, the only one we are always with. A quiet mind is a good friend to be with. Endless internal chatter can be annoying so personally I try to keep my mind as empty of words as possible. Then I can hear or perhaps rather, feel my intuition. I am not sure that people have the intention to keep a quiet mind and without such an intention it is quite impossible to practice quietude because one never thinks of it from being too busy chattering to one's self whoever that might be. Well, back to silence.
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