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you will have optimum power and understanding to do the best thing at the given
moment. Thus when “then” (the future) becomes Now—if you have learned this
discipline—you will then be in an ideal position to d...
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So you need not s...
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time now worrying ab...
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The more time passes un-noticed the more concentrated we are . . .
“A Zen student must learn to waste time conscientiously.”—Suzuki Roshi
As you further purify yourself, your impurities will seem grosser and larger.
The lions guarding the gates of the temples get fiercer as you
proceed towards each inner temple.
Early in the journey you wonder
how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime. Later you will see that where you are going is HERE and you will
arrive NOW . . . so you s...
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“Wipe out the delusions of the will, undo the snares of the heart, rid yourself of the entanglements to
virtue; open up the roadblocks in the Way. Eminence and wealth, recognition and authority, fame and profit—these six are the delusions of the
will. Appearance and carriage, complexion and features, temperament and attitude—these six a...
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Loathing and desire, joy and anger, grief and happiness—these six are en...
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Rejecting and accepting, taking...
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knowledge and ability—these six are the roadbl...
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Previously you sought continuous stimulation but now you gravitate towards situations in which there is
less and less stimulation.
For some well advanced upon the path, the cave—the traditional haunt of yogis—is sou...
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insulation against many of the subtle vibrations which are distracting for those w...
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It is only under these
minimal stimulus conditions that you can really watch it do its thing.
In Western culture the support
system has been destroyed by the industrial revolution and the money economy which has caused the virtual destruction of the family as a spiritual
and psychic union by compelling at least one and often both principal members ...
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holy beings who have come recently from our true HOME to teach.
Read them holy stories to acquaint them with spirit life so that they may remember.
Dass and Amazing Grace, one
She said about anger, “Once the fire starts, it will burn itself out.” If you don’t catch it at the impulse stage, it will only dissipate after causing
distress for you or others.
Our Western psyche is built on the need for emotional love.
Emotional love is based on external gratification, having
our love reflected back to us. It’s not grounded in feeling love from inside. That’s why we keep needing more. When we love somebody
emotionally, that need for feedback creates a pow...
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But if
I’m an ego, I’m judging everything as it relates to my own survival. The air might give me a cold that will turn into pneumonia.
