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When our mind is calm; via — Zen Flash
“When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such as anger, fear, and despair, allowing us to see reality more clearly.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Tao & Zen
Steadfast
At all times, do not lose courage in your inner awareness; uplift yourself, while assuming a humble position in your outer demeanor. Follow the example of the life and complete liberation of previo…
Source: Steadfast
Right and Wrong. A Zen Story.
Right and Wrong via: 101zenstories.org
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When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei with the request that the culprit be expelled. Bankei ignored the case.
Later the pupil was caught in a similar act, and again Bankei disregarded the matter. This angered the other pupils, who drew up a petition asking for the dismissal of the thief, stating that otherwise they would leave in a body.
When Bankei had read the petition he called everyone before him. “You are wise brothers,” he told them. “You know what is right and what is not right. You may go somewhere else to study if you wish, but this poor brother does not even know right from wrong. Who will teach him if I do not? I am going to keep him here even if all the rest of you leave.”
A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the brother who had stolen. All desire to steal had vanished.
Impossible
Zen Flash. 🙂
Meditation is important because it brings people back to this very moment. And it’s usually the last place anyone wants to be, yet we cannot escape it. That is why many suffer, they wish for a different moment, a different Now, and it’s impossible.
~ Charlie Smith
Metta prayer — Zen Flash
May all beings be peaceful. May all beings be happy. May all beings be safe. May all beings awaken to The light of their true nature. May all beings be free. ~ Metta Prayer ~ painting by Yu Zude — with Mica DuBois and Diệu Ánh. Zen, Tao, Chan
Peace! — Great Middle Way
Those who dwell in loving kindness, with confidence in the Dharma, will attain the peaceful state. —Buddha Shakyamuni, Mahavastu
Certainty — Great Middle Way
Quote of the day — Rise Like A Lotus
True Freedom — Great Middle Way
All forms of cruelty and exploitation are blatant manifestations of self-cherishing, and strengthen our dualistic wrong view of separation, the perceived antagonism between self and other. Callous disregard for the life and well-being of other sentient beings prevents spiritual progress, because it is based on the assumption that we are somehow more important, and our […]
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