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—Alan Watts, The Way of Zen
Jack Kornfield • The Buddha Is Still Teaching: Contemporary Buddhist Wisdom
Therefore the Buddha devised the doctrine that is called the Middle Way, that is neither ascetic nor hedonistic.
Watts,Alan • Buddhism the Religion of No-Religion (Alan Watts Love Of Wisdom)
Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty—an Anthology of Ancient and Modern Voices Raised in Praise of Simplicity, edited by Goldian Vandenbroeck (Inner Traditions, 1996, print)
Rolf Potts • Vagabonding
Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising
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In the famous Zen ox-herding sequence, the process of gaining enlightenment is analogized to finding and taming a wild ox. As is well known, the final stage of that process is not nothingness, not pure transcendence, but returning to the marketplace with the ox. The ultimate stages of the contemplative path are, finally, a return to where it began.
... See moreJay Michaelson • Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
Our willingness to face ourselves in our anxiety or our anger in every moment becomes our practice, not something we get out of the way so our real practice can begin.
Barry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
