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There is a Zen proverb attributed to the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) who lived during the Edo period. 开悟之前,砍柴,挑水; 开悟之后,砍柴,挑水。 Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry wa… (View Post)
"It is" is a notion of eternity. "It is not" is a nihilistic view. Therefore, one who is wise does not have recourse to "being" or "non-being." (Nagarjuna, Mul… (View Post)
"And they lived arguing, quarreling, and disputing, wounding one another with weapons of the mouth, saying, 'The Dhamma is like this, it's not like that. The Dhamma's not like that, it's like th… (View Post)
Personally, I've found that vipassana energizes me moreso than samatha. The vipassana I've learned and practiced isn't about merely viewing experience in terms of suffering, but rather as seeing thin… (View Post)
In terms of suttas, this excerpt from the Anguttara Nikaya explains sexual misconduct rather exhaustively. "One conducts oneself wrongly in matters of sex; one has intercourse with those under t… (View Post)