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I see parallels here with Zen -- for example, Seng Ts'an writes that: The Great Way is not difficult, Just don’t pick and choose. If you cut off all likes or dislikes Everything is clear like space. … (View Post)
I think it may be a mistake to view nibbana solely as an end-goal. Yes, it is that -- but we can also glimpse/taste it now, in those moments when we are not sucked into our various preoccupations and… (View Post)
(Quote) I'm interested in how becoming and non-becoming are presented as, seemingly, two sides of the same coin. The way I understand this, FWIW, is that they are both types of "me"-view. B… (View Post)
(Quote) Had an instructive experience with this over the weekend - we went to see the annual lotus blossom festival in DC, and the flowers were gorgeous. I noticed how blissful I felt, seeing them. A… (View Post)
The complicating issue for me is that I don't want to eliminate those desires and attachments altogether. For one thing, I'm in an intimate relationship; I'm also a parent. Maintaining some connectio… (View Post)