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Just as the changing color of a single leaf reveals the arrival of autumn, understanding the individual can lead to an understanding of the Collective. * I don't know a lot of Buddhist monks. Before I edited Just Use This Mind, my exposure to monks in general was limited…

Encounters with certain people, for example, may tend to trigger confrontational interactions. While we can easily justify our dislike of another person, the real question worth asking is why does this person manifest in our reality in the first place? Why does his or her presence bring about such…

Student: Master, how do the six senses come from? Master: Every single person possesses a mind.  The mind knows everything and manifests…

We all want our lives to be free of difficulties. As always, however, the Mind is the source of life. For example, how should you respond when people are shouting at you? Do you stand up for yourself and shout…

Not die to the life self, then the immortal nature cannot come alive; Not quite alive to the immortal, then one has not quite died to the lifeless; To live with what is alive and to die to what is dead is only half correct, To die to…