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And he knew that because of their delight in verbal instruction, beings in future ages might become confused by their preference for words over meaning or by their attachment to the practices of lesser paths or other teachings,
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
But karma isn’t real / thus to make their minds let go / what grasps and what is grasped167 / I liken it to waves
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
freedom from projections
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
He took haiku to a deeper level, espousing haikai no michi (the Way of Haiku)
Patricia Donegan • Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart
free from defilement or belief in a self
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
the ishitateso, “the monks who place stones,”
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
reading Lafcadio Hearn’s Gleanings in Buddha-Fields,
Alan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
In Japan, poems should not be tethered to the entanglement of a person’s ego. Humility, modesty, and a keen eye for small details in the natural environment are key attributes. As Basho said, “If you want to learn about the pine, then go to the pine, if you want to learn about the bamboo, then go to the bamboo. When you have become one with them, t
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