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When I was off balance, koans pushed me further off balance and into unknown territory. I liked that. I was always struggling to have things make sense, and koans allowed me, or required me, to work with life more the way an artist would, loving especially the material that didn’t
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
when dying, remember your teacher and his instructions, and adhere to them with utter confidence.
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
When I was only 19 years old, I was assigned by an older monk to meditate on the image of a corpse in the cemetery. But I found it very hard to take and resisted the meditation. Now I no longer feel that way. Then I thought that such a meditation should be reserved for older monks. But since then, I have seen many young soldiers lying motionless be
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • The Miracle Of Mindfulness: The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World's Most Revered Master (Classic Edition)
My own experience with the koan “No” didn’t immediately change the shape of my life, though gradually it undermined the ramparts I had built against life. It was more that the koan reset my mind to zero. Learning was easier since I lost my shame about not knowing already. Yet whatever I was incompetent at doing, I continued to have to learn, or not
... See moreJohn Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
During another period of intensive practice I lived for a time like a wild animal in the forest, uninhibitedly practicing rushen, the Dzogchen preliminary practices,
Reginald A. Ray • Secret of the Vajra World
REALIZING YOU ARE BUDDHA is a very sobering experience. This wasn’t exactly the Buddha you had in mind when you came to practice.
Katherine Thanas • The Truth of This Life: Zen Teachings on Loving the World as It Is
