Posted on May 14, 2017, in Quote Of The Day and tagged Life, Reflection, Social commentary. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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“You should stop words and letters, and learn to withdraw and reflect on yourself. When you do so, your body and mind will naturally fall away, and your original Buddha nature will appear.” – Dogen.
Now, where can I find . . . ?
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Stacked in the back room
Filed but not forgotten
Admissions of a structure junky
Stringy theories . . .
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Yes, the ‘feeling’ of purpose, of achievement, only “Not.”
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Clearly this kind of thing has been around for centuries, along with the odd individual who saw through the facade. 🙂
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What a great quote! Again, all we really need is that Bodhi tree… ☺
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Glad you liked it, Betty.
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Excellent quote. I’ve never chased after any of these things but nobody ever told me I shouldn’t. It just didn’t seem right, and still doesn’t.
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Exactly. It always seemed natural and obvious to me, even as a small child.
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help, let
me out
of here 🙂
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ENLIGHTENMENT
In the beginning
I sought only to escape
After a while
I sought for achievement
On a good day
All there is is offering
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Hello Ben,
That’s interesting what the wise one says. Going by what he says, my take is – slavery is but a moving point on a continuum. We are more or less slaves of our environment. Ultimately, we are all slaves to the cycle of life and death. Or, is there such a cycle?
Perhaps I misunderstood or am ignorant of the context in which the wise one said his words. In which case, I am comfortable being the permanent student, I am.
Peace,
Eric
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Comfortably learning sounds good to me. 🙂 Peace be with you.
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