For one human being
to love another; that is perhaps
the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate,
the last test and proof, the work for which all other work
is but preparation. I hold this to be the highest task for a bond
between two people: that each protects the solitude of the
other. This is the miracle that happens every time
to those who really love: the more
they give, the more they
possess.
When hate and
love don’t block the mind,
stretch out both legs and
then lie down.
If you hope and intend
to transform others, you must perfect
expedient means. Don’t cause them to have
doubts, and then their self-nature
will appear.
The Buddhadharma is
here in the world; enlightenment is
not apart from the world. To search for Bodhi
apart from the world is like looking for
a hare with horns.
Right views are
transcendental; deviant views
are all mundane. Deviant and right
completely destroyed: the
Bodhi nature appears
spontaneously.
This verse is
the Sudden Teaching, also called
the great dharma boat. Hear in confusion,
pass through ages, in an instant’s
space, enlightenment.
Remain steady
and allow the world
to shape itself.
Receiving
this hexagram is an
encouragement to endure, to move
ahead by abiding in what is true and correct.
It is not a time to let the ego swell with successes
nor to despair at misfortunes. It is
simply a time to hold to the
path of essential
truth.
It is
likely that a
change has occurred,
or is about to. It is your responsibility
to hold your course and go on without regarding
this change. Constancy in correct thought and action
is the order of the day. Rather than letting your
head be turned, simply hold steady
on your spiritual path while
the world reforms
around
you.
Do not
indulge in judgment,
impatience, or ambitious thinking
now. By concerning yourself only with what
is essential and true and good, only with what
is in front of you and your correct
relationship to it, you meet
with good fortune
now.
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
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There is a true buddha
in family life; there is a real tao
in everyday activities. If people can
be sincere and harmonious, promoting
communication with a cheerful demeanor
and friendly words, that is much better
than formal meditation
practice.
Returning to the root is
the movement of tao.
Quietness is how
it functions.
The ten thousand things
are born of being.
Being is born of
emptiness.
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