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“Post anatta, what you need is to be fully open like
space.Centerless, natural, completely
non-dual.This is because you (are) fully just
the everchanging phenomena, so there is no keeping of anything.”
Straightforward Presence
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I was meditating in my big stuffy purple chair in front of my altar the
other day and i noticed an index card on the table next to me. An … Continue
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At The Drop of This Leaf
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Well hello there.
It's been quite a few years, I guess. I've come back to this blog time and
again but never really found much to talk about. It seems that...
Buddha alone together with Buddha
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*Buddha alone together with Buddha*
According to Dogen reality is actualized by ‘Buddha alone together with
Buddha’ (*Yui Butsu Yo Butsu*). Huike, the se...
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Dharmatā is adorned with vidyā, vidyā is adorned with pristine
consciousness [*ye shes*], pristine consciousness is adorned with
compassion,* also compas...
Words Point To Flow
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I’ve recently got some emails and blog comments with concerns about the
language I use – how I talk so much about a ‘me’, and how I seemingly
imply a ‘pers...
虛
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I transmit the Zen Dharma of Absolute Tathata (Suchness). Striking away
all words & concepts, penetrating right to the Heart of Emptiness. Pointing
out ...
Gewahrsein und Gewahrtes
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Die meisten Leute wissen nicht, was Gewahrsein ist. Dabei ist es sehr
einfach: Gewahrsein ist das, was weiß oder sich gewahr ist, dass gerade ein
Vogel zwi...
A new dawn: the end of co-dependency
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I dream that everyone would just step back for a few moments and simply
stop investing (read: wasting) time and energy into others and thus start
dealing w...
The Ultimate Nature of Phenomena
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*Bdcrtgb Rcnrcrrdfvnb*
It is not existent - even the Victorious Ones do not see it.
It is not nonexistent - it is the basis of all samsara and nirvana.
This...
Four Ways of Letting Go
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Can this be done pre anatta realization?
Before anatta realization this is only experienced as passing peak experiences, not experienced as an effortless natural state.