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Although both Buddhism and psychoanalysis can be said to share a common goal of relieving suffering, Kodo Sawaki Roshi’s admonition that zazen is “useless” should put us on notice that the “relief” being offered may be either indirect at best or, more likely, wholly different from whatever sort of relief we had in mind when we began to practice.
Barry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
I dedicate all the merit I have just accumulated, All the merit I have no memory of accumulating in my past lives, and All the merit I will accumulate in the future Towards the benefit and enlightenment of all sentient beings.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
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Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
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Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
Conze says, “Merit is the indispensable condition for all further spiritual progress. Nevertheless, to aim at merit is to diminish it. And why? Because when giving, etc. is accompanied by wrong metaphysical views that assume the reality of gift, giver and reward, it produces only limited results. But if it aims at emptiness alone, then the reward b
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