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suffering.”
want and escaping what we don’t want. This is theignorance and craving that the Buddha spoke of. It’s
not
more.
in his beer. The sky was dark, the earth was dead, andthis world became a sea of pain. Life wasn’t fair,
and
wanted to die.
over me. The following day, the sun was bright and I
was doing exactly what the Buddha had done over two
The Four Noble truths the Buddha laid down as thefoundation of all his teaching are:
snakes.
the right results. Once again, nothing mysterious here;the foundation the Buddha laid out is very
pragmatic.
Life has suffering, and the way out of suffering is doing
and more than one door. How many are there? I don’t
choose from. Each has its own individual door and key.
ultraviolet light; however, it is still there. We can’t hearradio frequencies without a radio, yet they are
still all
around us. A great way to start practicing right view is
However, it is also clear that giving his brother money isgenerous and good. Doing the good thing is not
always
the right thing. Zen calls the ability to distinguish
the sky, and the moon was full. Dogs howled in the
thought, I ran back into the house and closed the door.”
another person, but speech does. This concerns how werelate to others in our personal relationships.
Right
life.
America and the leader of the free world so you can free
right action. Right effort is planning a birthday party,buying a gift, and setting the alarm clock to get up
for
work.
Last comes right mindfulness, also known as
snake?
of ethics. Meditation is one of the keys we use to openthe tool shed, allowing the light to shine into the
darkest
Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path point the way and
conditioned
and sit
Hsuan Hua)
Chapter Four:
How can you know that you don’t know? If you know
you have lost what Zen masters the don’t-know mind.Take everything I just talked about in the last
three
or direct perception.
will ever read. One day, the Buddha sat down to give a
Buddha did not speak; he just sat there, and the monks
mind to learning is the beginning of don’t know mind.Total don’t know mind is beyond words and can be
things erode over time. Rivers and tides wash the earth
between thoughts.
If you have ever studied science, then you know that the
example. They are made of heavy elements. All heavyelements are the result of a supernova. The table I
am
space.
takes is a single roll of the dice and life will never be the
control over our environment to keep us safe from harmfor eternity then we would be content. Is that
asking too
much?
is being calm in the turmoil and unpredictability of them.A Zen master can nap serenely when in the eye
of a
away it will be. The more you grasp for it, the more
existence.