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When we are trapped in the trance of feeling separate and unworthy, Buddha nature appears to be outside of us.
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
(“Do not seek the Truth—only cease to cherish opinions.”) And that’s why the first step is to back away, say little.
Charlotte J. Beck • Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)
the earth principle is unobstructed; there is no obstacle.
Chogyam Trungpa • True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art
Koya-san is a Shangrila, just as far-off hills are indeed blue. Both places and people should thus be respected and enjoyed in not inspecting them too closely with a vulgar, nosy, and intrusive attitude. Here the style of Buddhism is called Shingon and is closely related to Vajrayana, the ritualistic and magical Buddhism of Tibet, so that in this p
... See moreAlan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
What is meant by aimlessness is that we do not seek after an object outside of ourselves. In Mahayana Buddhism, the teaching of non-attainment is the highest expression of the oneness of true mind and deluded mind.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Transformation And Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Buddhims)
if you do not want to differ from the Buddha, do not search for Buddha in the outer world.”
Sokei-an Sasaki • Three-Hundred-Mile Tiger: The Record of Lin-Chi Translation and Commentary by Sokei-An
Here is one of the main links between Taoism and Zen, for the style and terminology of the Book of Chao is Taoist throughout though the subject matter is Buddhist. The sayings of the early Zen masters, such as Hui-neng, Shen-hui, and Huang-po, are full of these very ideas-that truly to know is not to know, that the awakened mind responds immediatel
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