
You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight

As well as the multitasking that the universe seems to be so fond of, there is the thusness of common things, the way that, when you look at objects without prejudice, they seem to carry a brightness inside. There is a Tibetan meditation in which you imagine yourself to be that Bodhisattva of Great Mercy with all those arms—and eleven heads to boot
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“Zen pretty much comes down to three things:
everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.”
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Seeing that there is a precious jewel in our pocket, we give up every attitude of craving or coveting like one who is deprived. Seeing that we are lions, we do not long to nurse from a mother deer. Seeing that we are the sun, we give up the candle’s habit of fearing the wind will blow us out. Seeing that life has no boundaries, we give up all impri
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There are no fees, waiting lists, or red tape. Reality happens. Sensations arise. If you're paying careful attention to them, really feeling exactly what it is like to be here now, you're doing it! It's just that simple. Nearly all activities benefit from increased attention, so this paradigm of increasing daily-life presence transmutes your seemin
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