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@ghost-of-a-duke saidBuddha had the wrong idea.
Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.
Buddha
Purity is a distracting abstraction.
There's a gnat in my tea!
Poor gnat.
-- Ashrallazir the Indefinite
@rookie54 saidThe road to hell is paved with good intentions. I'm always wary of promoting any form of self-improvement
@karoly-aczel
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
― Rumi
@karoly-aczel saidSounds like you need to learn the difference between intent and action.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I'm always wary of promoting any form of self-improvement
@karoly-aczel
i approve self-reflection
dig deep
live long
prosper
~~~
The fifth awakening is “not to neglect mindfulness.”
It is also called “to maintain right thought.”
This helps you to guard the dharma so you won’t lose it.
It is called “to maintain right thought or “not to neglect mindfulness.”
- Dogen (1200-1253)
@ghost-of-a-duke saidNot really but I was reminded of the difference between seriousness and sincerety yesterday.
Sounds like you need to learn the difference between intent and action.
@rookie54 saidYes thank you. I know a bit and am yet to be taught a lot but there is a time for everything. And your msg was timely. 😉
@karoly-aczel
i approve self-reflection
dig deep
live long
prosper
~~~
The fifth awakening is “not to neglect mindfulness.”
It is also called “to maintain right thought.”
This helps you to guard the dharma so you won’t lose it.
It is called “to maintain right thought or “not to neglect mindfulness.”
- Dogen (1200-1253)
@rookie54 saidYour quote reminds me of this, from the Bible:
The Buddha said, “monks know that people who have many desires intensely seek for fame and gain; therefore they suffer a great deal. Those who have few desires do not seek for fame and gain and are free from them, so they are without such troubles.
- Dogen (1200-1253)
"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." - 1 Timothy 6:9-10 KJV
One zen student said, "My teacher is the best. He can go days without eating."
The second said, "My teacher has so much self-control, he can go days without sleep."
The third said, "My teacher is so wise that he eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired."
--Unknown
I wish I knew who to attribute this to.
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@rookie54 saidAnd so it was that rookie said no more
you've touched upon a lifelong quest for me,
to say only that which needs saying and then say no more
i am grateful to have read yer thoughts
and moonlight gleamed upon the polished floor
the students on their cushions could not think
of an appropriate rhyme for cushions, but
rather eventually, tea was served
@hakima saidme, talking in my sleep
One zen student said, "My teacher is the best. He can go days without eating."
The second said, "My teacher has so much self-control, he can go days without sleep."
The third said, "My teacher is so wise that he eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired."
--Unknown
I wish I knew who to attribute this to.