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The Victory

The Victory He is awake.The victory is his.He has conquered the world.How can he lose the wayWho is beyond the way?His eye is open.His foot… Read More »The Victory

Wonder of Wonders!

Wonder of Wonders! Thereafter, Gautama devoted himself exclusively for six years and eventually, on the morning of the eighth of December, at the very instant… Read More »Wonder of Wonders!

Don’t Doubt; Trust Your Intuitive Sense

Don’t Doubt; Trust Your Intuitive Sense Reflect on the mental state you are in. Just observe that it’s like this. So the sense of the… Read More »Don’t Doubt; Trust Your Intuitive Sense

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Allowing the Heart to Speak

Allowing the Heart to Speak The intellect becomes a far more intelligent tool when it allows the heart to speak; when it opens itself to… Read More »Allowing the Heart to Speak

The Kindest of All

The Kindest of All [Vimalananda] swung the car onto our street and parked it. Upstairs Roshni served us drinks. “Do you know the story of… Read More »The Kindest of All

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A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk

A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk To guard against their [students’] becoming attached to the sitting poster, Zen masters incorporate mobile zazen… Read More »A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk

Learning to be Silent

Learning to be Silent The students of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them, who were intimate friends,… Read More »Learning to be Silent

Sometimes Conditions Produce Happiness, Sometimes Suffering—Simply Witnessing

Sometimes Conditions Produce Happiness, Sometimes Suffering—Simply Witnessing As we practice and become more accustomed to this understanding, we will gain stability. Then we will not… Read More »Sometimes Conditions Produce Happiness, Sometimes Suffering—Simply Witnessing

The Mind’s Partnership with Ego

The Mind’s Partnership with Ego The mind is incessantly looking not only for food for thought; it is also looking for food for its identity,… Read More »The Mind’s Partnership with Ego

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Where Do We Find True Happiness?

Where Do We Find True Happiness? By realizing the true nature of mind, we should not expect ourselves to suddenly become immune to reactions to… Read More »Where Do We Find True Happiness?