June 2010
May 2010
Zencast 263 - Time →
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Time - Gil Fronsdal This teaching is given freely courtesy of Audio Dharma. Audio Dharma ; IMC ; Gil Fronsdal
“No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head.”
—Terry Josephson (via tatterededges)
“Every day priests minutely examine the Dharma
And endlessly chant complicated sutras.
Before doing that, though, they should learn
How to read the love letters sent by the wind
And rain, the snow and moon.” —Ikkyū Sōjun (1394-1481) (via sharanam)
And endlessly chant complicated sutras.
Before doing that, though, they should learn
How to read the love letters sent by the wind
And rain, the snow and moon.” —Ikkyū Sōjun (1394-1481) (via sharanam)
“Meditation, simply defined, is a way of being aware. It is the happy marriage of doing and being. It lifts the fog of our ordinary lives to reveal what is hidden; it loosens the knot of self-centeredness and opens the heart; it moves us beyond mere concepts to allow for a direct experience of reality. Meditation embodies the way of awakening: both the path and its fruition. From one point of view, it is the means to awakening; from another, it is awakening itself.”
—Lama Surya Das, from “The Heart Essence of Buddhist Meditation” via Tricycle Daily Dharma (via sharanam)
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
—Alan Watts (via anhhan)
“We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.”
—Li Po (via lifesim)
“Through meditation practice, we realize that we don’t have to obscure the joy and openness that is present in every moment of our existence. We can awaken to basic goodness, our birthright. When we are able to do this, we no longer feel burdened by depression, worry, or resentment. Life feels spacious, like the sky and the sea. There’s room to relax and breathe and swim, to swim so far out that we no longer have the reference point of the shore.”
—Three Methods for Working with Uncertainty by Pema Chödrön
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“That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.”
—Willa Cather (via tatterededges)
“When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.”
—Shunryu Suzuki (via jerrytimes3)
Zencast 262 - Remembering Suzuki Roshi →
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Greeting From the East - Fujiyama-Geisha ; Suzuki Roshi - Gil Fronsdal
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Today is the anniversary of Suzuki Roshi…
“The blossom that opens in the morning is scattered by the evening breeze, and the dew, condensed in hours of darkness before dawn, is dispelled by the rays of the morning sun. Heedless or willfully ignorant of this procession of changes, we dream of prosperity all through life and, without understanding the nature of transience, hope for longevity. All the while, across the face of the earth moves the restless wind of impermanence, dissolving all that it touches.”
—Hōnen (法然 1133-1212) (via sahaworld) (via skydharma) (via sharanam) (via fuckyeahdukkha)
“Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.”
—Alan Watts (via thingsibelievein)
“When you feel that you are a lonely, put-upon, isolated little stranger confronting all this, you are under the influence of an illusory feeling, because the truth is quite the reverse. You are the whole works, all that there is, and always was, and always has been, and always will be.”
—
Alan Watts
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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
—
Zen Proverb
(via heartmindspirit) (via muter)
“To be simple means to make a choice about what’s important, and let go of all the rest. When we are able to do this, our vision expands, our heads clear, and we can better see the details of our lives in all their incredible wonder and beauty.”
—John Daido Loori via Whiskey River (via sharanam)
Zencast 261 - Right Effort →
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Right Effort - Ines Freedman This teaching is given freely courtesy of Audio Dharma. Audio Dharma ; IMC ; Gil Fronsdal
Zencast 260 - Two Kinds of Happiness →
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Two Kinds of Happiness - Tara Brach This teaching is given freely courtesy of imcw.org. and courtesy of Dharma Seed. Tara Brach ; Dharma Seed;
“Now it is raining, but we don’t know what will happen in the next moment. By the time we go out it may be a beautiful day, or a stormy day. Since we don’t know, let’s appreciate the sound of the rain now.”
—Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (via mnmal)
Zen is simple →
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Linc just said, “Zen is very simple. Dishwashing time, just wash dishes; sitting time, just sit; driving time, just drive; talking time, just talk; walking time, just walk.” That’s all. Not special. But that is very difficult. That is absolutes thinking. When you’re doing something, just do it. No opposites. No subject, no object. No inside, no outside. Outside and inside become one. That’s called absolutes.
“The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there”
—Robert M. Pirsig (via patham)
“Baby brackens make friendly bows
To the clouds,
And fragrant herbs thicken
After rain.
I take a basket and leave the temple
At my leisure,
I pick brackens and herbs
To ward off hunger.” —Hueng Powoo (d.1565) (via crazyangelblue)
To the clouds,
And fragrant herbs thicken
After rain.
I take a basket and leave the temple
At my leisure,
I pick brackens and herbs
To ward off hunger.” —Hueng Powoo (d.1565) (via crazyangelblue)
