When anybody laughs,
he has no thought, there is no mind,
and there is no suffering. It is the mind that
suffers. Therefore laugh away
your problems.
set an example for others
The Higher Power
looks not only at our actions but
into our hearts to gauge our worthiness.
Through genuine inner modesty, acceptance,
and innocence you correct your own
errors and set an example
for others.
fifth changing line
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 63, Chi Chi / After Completion
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“these are the values and traditions that I believe in”
You are America.
Unconstrained by habit and convention.
Unencumbered by what is, ready to seize what ought to be.
For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken,
there is new ground to cover, there are more bridges to be crossed.
America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful
word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall
Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ That word is owned by no one.
It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we
are given to continually try to improve
this great nation of ours.
the true endeavor of the way
Don’t be concerned
with who is wise and who is stupid.
Do not discriminate the sharp from the dull.
To practice whole-heartedly is the true endeavor of the way.
Practice-realization is not defiled with specialness;
it is a matter for every day.
the presence of things as they are
Break open a single
particle and all the sutras grow clear:
the great merit-wheel of the dharma turns as a whole.
The womb of a donkey gives birth to the noble horse.
Each time you look, you’ll see it new.
For zazen, a quiet room is suitable.
Eat and drink moderately. Cast aside all involvements
and cease all affairs. Do not think good or bad. Do not administer
pros and cons. Cease all the movements of the conscious mind,
the gauging of all thoughts and views. Have no designs on
becoming a buddha. Zazen has nothing whatever
to do with sitting or lying down.
Think of not thinking.
How do you think of not-thinking? Without thinking.
This in itself is the essential art of zazen. The zazen I speak of is not
learning meditation. It is simply the dharma-gate of repose and
bliss, the cultivation-authentication of totally culminated
enlightenment. It is the presence of
things as they are.