And what is Right Effort? There is the case where one generates desire, endeavors, activates persistence, upholds and exerts one’s intent for the sake of the non-arising of unwholesome, unskillful …
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In the Buddhist temple.
Teacup. A zen story.
Ikkyu, the Zen master, was very clever even as a boy. His teacher had a precious teacup, a rare antique. Ikkyu happened to break this cup and was greatly perplexed. Hearing the footsteps of his teacher, he held the pieces of the cup behind him. When the master appeared, Ikkyu asked: “Why do people have to die?”
“This is natural,” explained the older man. “Everything has to die and has just so long to live.”
Ikkyu, producing the shattered cup, added: “It was time for your cup to die.”
Buddhism and The Dharma: No Stealing
Abandoning the taking of what is not given, one abstains from taking what is not given. One does not take, in the manner of a thief, things in a village or a wilderness that belong to others and ha…
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In my cell… – Nina
The door closes behind me*
6 x 6 walls
with a Plastic Bed
Steel toilet
For some…
This is the last stop
Souls pass through here often
Cold and lonesome
Time is a killer
Daunting me
Then I remembered…
Freedom isn’t “Out There,”.
It’s “In here.”…
My spirit rising
Lifting
No one can see my smile
Nobody knows that I closed my eyes
Left this place
The cell is quiet…
Dead
But not me.
I’m Free
And “You” can be free
anytime.
Anytime…
-Nina
Buddhism: “Right Conduct”
“I am the owner of my actions, heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my judge. Whatever I do, wholesome or unwholesome, to that will I fall heir…
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Become engaged!
In Dharma traditions, and especially those associated with the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, ‘Engaged Buddhism’ is not a new trend, whether in its social or environmental manifestations, but has been…
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Tea . A Zen Story; rewritten by Nina Yin / Goodnightnina.
A Buddhist monk who studied and meditated on the teachings of Buddha for over a decade wanted to speak with an enlightened one who dwelled alone in a small temple high in the mountains. He prepared…
The Mind of Enlightenment
It is the supreme elixir that overcomes the sovereignty of death. It is the inexhaustible treasure that eliminates poverty in the world. It is the supreme medicine that quells the world’s disease. …
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Tea . A Zen Story; rewritten by – Nina

A Buddhist monk who studied and meditated on the teachings of Buddha for over a decade wanted to speak with an enlightened one who dwelled alone in a small temple high in the mountains. He prepared for his journey eager to hear his teaching. After 7 days of rigorous hiking he reached the temple.
The master greeted him and welcomed him inside. The master put some tea on to boil and they sat in silence. The monk became very eager and unsettled in not hearing his teaching. The master poured the tea and sat with the monk. The monk didn’t drink his tea and began questioning his master of Buddha.
The master replied.. “You have studied Buddhism for 20 years and can not simply enjoy this cup of tea?” The monk wept…. as another step to enlightenment lay under his feet….
Nina Yin
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