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“When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.”

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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

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When a buddha is painted, not only a clay altar or lump of earth is used, but the thirty-two marks, a blade of grass,…

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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them,…

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Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious…

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Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field.

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Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day…

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Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five…

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“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”

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Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect…

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“If you attain unsurpassable, complete enlightenment, all sentient beings also attain it. The reason is that all sentient beings are aspects of enlightenment.”

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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

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Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing…

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Life as we know it is fundamentally unsatisfying. I think most folks feel this to be true. They know that a life of aimless…

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The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile.

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What really concerns me is for Christians to understand the fundamentals of evangelism in a way that is helpful in the contemporary scene.

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Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience.

Daniel J. Siegel

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