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From Zen Master Miao Tsan, "True liberation is the ability to remain in a state of complete freedom in the midst of impermanence. It is the ability to live in this changing world from an unchanging oneness of mind and matter. In…
I had a dream recently where I suddenly became very conscious and aware that I was in fact dreaming, and yet the dream kept going. Since I was conscious I was able to examine closely the dream world I was stuck in. What struck me…
Try to remember something you believed so strongly that your life was completely driven by it - you thought you will never change or go away from it - and yet today you no longer believe it. It could be an accomplishment, a relationship, a religious or philosophical faith or conviction. Whatever it was, it is a belief. Do you remember having such belief? If you do, then compare that to anything you believe today. Are you…
Student: How to stay calm in hectic daily activities? Master: When the situation comes up, one must first perceive the situation as it…
One day a lay practitioner came to visit a Zen master and asked him, "Do heaven and hell exist?" "Yes" "How about the Buddha, the teaching, and the monastic community, do they exist?" "Yes" He went on to ask many similar questions, and the master always answered with "Yes". Puzzled, the lay practitioners said, "Master, I am afraid you are wrong." "Have you met an enlightened teacher?" "Yes, I met master Jingshan." "What…
