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Re: Pure Land Explanation?
Remember I wrote "arise or emanate spontaneously out of the buddha's or bodhisattva's pure qualities after achieving buddhahood". No one created heat and light from the sun. They are qualit… (View Post)
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Re: Pure Land Explanation?
(Quote) It's not permanent, but a "stopover". When you get to a pure land, the idea is to be in the presence of the buddha or bodhisattva of that pure land, to be taught directly and achiev… (View Post)
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Re: Pure Land Explanation?
There are many pure lands. They are not created by the buddha or bodhisattva, but arise or emanate spontaneously out of the buddha's or bodhisattva's pure qualities after achieving buddhahood. If one… (View Post)2 -
Re: Is it really worth doing a bit of meditation?
I may have it all wrong, but sitting meditation does not work for me. It's like I'm trying to force the issue. Of course, meditation means different things to different people. I can sit on a rock at… (View Post)
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Re: What I've learnt so far...
(Quote) The Zen tea cup story. I love that one: Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured… (View Post)
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