they say there is a pure land

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They say there is

a pure land where everything

is only mind, and that there’s a buddha of light

in your own body. Once that buddha of light appears,

mountains, rivers, earth, grass, trees, and forests

suddenly glow with a great light.

To see this,

you have to look inside

your own heart. Then what should

you be looking out for? When you are looking

for something that is only mind, what kind of special

features would it have? When you are looking for

the buddha of infinite light in your own body,

how would you recognize it?

Inside your own heart.

Trees shine with a great light.

Hakuin

bring me the rhinoceros

the coming of an influence

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An influence comes.

Good fortune to those

whose hearts are

correct.

The hexagram Hsien indicates the coming of an influence. This may take the form of a teaching from the Sage, an interaction with another, or a disturbing or pleasing event. In any case, there is good fortune if you meet the influence with proper thoughts and actions.

It is a good time to remember that like attracts like. If one gives expression to higher things, then one is surrounded by higher things. If one indulges in what is inferior, then one can expect to have the company of inferiors. Therefore, it is wise to cling steadily to humility, independence, gentleness, and openness.

With others, keep an open heart, free of desire, condemning no one, enjoying affinities while retaining your equanimity. With the Sage, keep a clear connection. Seek resolutely to serve as a conduit for truth and innocence and goodness.

If the influence is challenging, persevere in correctness. If it is pleasing, also persevere in correctness. Maintaining your devotion to higher things insures success in the coming time.

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 31 Influence (Wooing)

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