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“I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other people, other sentient beings. If not, at least refrain from harming them.” – The Dalai Lama
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Refined and common speech come together in the dark, clear and murky phrases are distinguished in the light. ……… In the light there is darkness, but don’t take it as darkness; In the dark there is light, but don’t see it as light. From “Harmony Of Difference And Sameness,” a poem by Zen Master Shitou…
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Last night I listened to a dharma talk about emptiness. The talk was really good and it clarified the philosophy really well. At the end of the talk we had a discussion, in which I was trying to express my thoughts as they came to me but I feel like I didn’t quite get them…
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I was at my meditation group last night, listening to our teacher talk about the 4 noble truths. As she was talking I had an insight. You have probably heard of the 4 Noble Truths. They are a central teaching of Buddhism. When I first encountered Buddhism this is how they were presented: Life is…
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“In practice, we should repent rather than have remorse. To repent is not to feel remorse, but to feel one’s faults, realizing they are faults, and try one’s best not to make the same mistake again.” – From “How To Be Faultless” by Master Sheng Yen. Tricycle Magazine, Winter 2016 Really? Is it really that…
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