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(Quote) I haven't got the book in my hand, but somewhere or other the Zen teacher Ta Hui (1089–1163) wrote approximately, "I have always taken a great vow that I would rather suffer the fires of… (View Post)
Welcome @ilda. Hope you find something useful here. Whatever the sensation, if it poses no risk to you or anyone else, then forget about the "meaning" and keep practicing. In this way, thin… (View Post)
If by soul, someone means a 'self' of some sort, then I think it's relevant to point out that Gautama did not teach a doctrine of no-self. Roughly, he taught that there may indeed be something called… (View Post)
It is a wonderful vision or vow or hope -- to speak from personal experience when alluding to scripture. But there is also the question that arises, "If this is personal experience, why bother a… (View Post)