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Tenzen David Zimmerman
‘Forgiveness, even self-forgiveness, is about recognizing that we are all flawed, karmically conditioned beings. We are…
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Leslie Jamison
‘Achieving perfection is the most efficient way to discover how little it offers. According to [Paul]…
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Fachang
Wearing lotus leaves from this pond—inexhaustible. Eating pine nuts from several trees—still more left. Having been…
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Koshin Paley Ellison
‘A long time ago in Japan, a monk went to his teacher in total distress. “I…
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Suzuki Roshi
‘Anyway, if you want to realize what is Buddha Nature, some limitation is necessary. We say…
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On The Horizon
I am writing this on one of those warm windless evenings that may be a harbinger…
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Joan Sutherland
‘In moments of revelation, what are the qualities of light that are so powerful? There’s the…
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Caoshan
Caoshan, Great Master Yuanzheng, was asked by a monk, “From the scriptures we learn that an…
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Jamie Lee Curtis
‘I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human [appearance]. The…
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Ryokan
The wind has settled, the blossoms have fallen;Birds sing, the mountains grow dark – This is…
