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Student: What is the difference between conscious and subconscious? Master: Every single moment we have brainwaves. …

Planting the right seed is the only way to guarantee that the right fruit will be harvested. Take one step at a time as you face your true self. Do not belittle small good deeds. Intention is like a door within the mind.…

Intent

Student: Is intention very important? Master: Yes, it is very important. Our intention is like the doors of our mind.…

Ten years of office politics taught me this: A unkind thought, word, or action will always, in time, turn into your disadvantage.

I can't get no... satisfaction

How about this modified lyric to the Rolling Stone song? I can't get no satisfaction even if I get satisfaction I can't get no true peace of heart 'cuz real peace is beyond satisfaction n' dissatisfaction.

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Venerable Master Miao Tsan is the author of Just Use This Mind, The Origin Is Pure, Intrinsic Awakened Nature, and Directly Actualize Buddhahood, all originally published in traditional Chinese. The founder and abbot of Vairocana Zen Monastery in Garden Grove, California, he possesses profound insight into the essence of Zen and has dedicated himself to its propagation and practice. He conducts meditation courses, Zen-Seven and Zen-Three retreats and teaches at universities, medical centers and television/radio stations in China, Taiwan, Mexico and the United States. His goal is to open a universal path of wisdom and light by leading people from every tradition toward an understanding of the Truth that transcends time, race and religion and is without exception... Read More

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