‘In one instant, as it is, is an infinite number of kalpas.
An infinite number of kalpas are at the same time this one instant.
If you see into this fact,
The True Self which is seeing has been seen into.’
Zen master Mumon
Zen master Mumon
Morning meditation — Overcoming Selfishness.
‘Emphasis is placed on overcoming selfishness — the thought that cherishes one’s own welfare while being indifferent to that of others.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Wonderful Dream.
‘Your efforts will come to fruition naturally, inside and out will become one. You’ll then be like a dumb person who’s had a wonderful dream.’
Zen master Mumon
Ordinary Mind is Tao
Mumon’s Poem: Hundreds of flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, The cool breeze in summer and snow in winter; If there is no vain cloud in your mind, for you it is a good season.
Mu, by Maezumi Roshi
It’s not a matter of intellectually figuring out what mu is. To see muji you must put yourself completely into it until you are mu itself. Concentrate on muji until you and muji become one thing, and then keep on working.
It’s hard to let go of wishing and wanting, yearning and craving, by Diana St Ruth
That ordinary mind of ours tends to get camouflaged with desires and fantasies. It’s hard to let go of wishing and wanting, yearning and craving, and come to a stop, here, where we are. We may even think that…
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