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“A roshi is a person who has actualized that perfect freedom which is the potentiality for all human beings. He exists freely in the fullness of his whole being. The flow of his consciousness is not the fixed repetitive patterns of our usual self-centered consciousness, but rather arises spontaneously and naturally from the actual circumstances of
... See moreShunryu Suzuki • Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition
The phrase kan-lu, “sweet dew,” also refers to the saliva produced during meditation by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
Inspired by the Confucian philosophy of the original nature of goodness and the Zen techniques of stilling the mind, a synthesis of the three philosophies—Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism—was reached. This form of Taoism is found in the teachings of two major Taoist sects today: the Complete Reality School (Ch’üan-chen) and the Earlier Heaven Way
... See moreEva Wong • Taoism: An Essential Guide
suddenly gained an understanding of all teachings, the ability to see things as they really are and not how others see them, how to examine things with his own wisdom while remaining free from discursive views, and all the abilities of a great yogin38 no longer dependent on others:
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
—Alan Watts, The Way of Zen