Perfection of character
lies in this: to live each day as though
it were your last, without turmoil,
without listlessness, and
without pretense.
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the first step on the road
Love is to see
what is good and beautiful in
everything. It is to learn from everything,
to see the gifts of God and the generosity
of God in everything. It is to
be thankful for all of
God’s bounties.
This is the first step
on the road to the love of God.
This is just a seed of love. In time,
the seed will grow and become a tree
and bear fruit. Then, whoever tastes of
that fruit will know what real love is.
It will be difficult for those who
have tasted to tell of it to
those who have not.
Reality
and the buddha dharma
are one and the
same.
there is nothing that is impure
There
is nothing that
is impure, nothing in need of
elimination, no place to go, not a thing to
obtain. Shed the duality that you are a seeker
in search of some attainment. Just be
as you are, without attachment
to anything, anyone,
any state, any
ideal.
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who is the buddha now?
illuminate your own buddha nature from within
Do you find
your spiritual practice
pitiful and wanting? If buddha
were before you, would you
be ashamed, afraid,
shy, small?
Wake up!
The truth too large
for words is that the buddha
is closer to you than that:
you are the buddha
now.
This entire world is
just for you. All the teaching in this
world is only for you. Accept this without
further thought of whether you are good or bad
and be responsible to it. This is the spirit you
must bring to everything that you do.
Be the buddha now.
i ching / hexagram 4 ☯️ mêng / youthful folly
You
can now buy
Wei wu Wei Ching as part of a
five-app bundle of Taoist classics
for iPhone or iPad for less than
the cost of one hardcover
book.
all things are nonabiding
“i’m so grateful for having known him”
All things are set
on a nonabiding basis. The nonabiding basis is
based on nonabiding. If you can reach a thorough understanding
of this, then all things are One Suchness, and you cannot
find even the slightest signs
of abiding.
The whole of
your present activities and behavior
is nonabiding. Once the basis is clear to you,
it will be like having eyes: the sun is shining brightly,
and you can see all kinds of colors and
forms. Isn’t this the mainspring of
transcendent wisdom?
Yongjia said,
“Without leaving wherever you are,
there is constant clarity.” No words come closer
to the truth than these. If you start seeking, then we know
that you are unable to see. Just cut off any duality between
“wherever you are” and “constant clarity,” and make
yourself peaceful and serene. Avoid concocting
intellectual understanding and seeking.
As soon as you seek, it is like
grasping at shadows.