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PAIN HAS A CALENDAR. 💎

There is only now.

That is not an idea to me anymore.

Pain taught me.

Future pain is unbearable.
Remembered pain is unbearable.
The mind can take one moment of pain and stretch it across the years.

But pain now is different.

Pain now can be breathed through.
Pain now can be met.
Pain now is only what it is.

Suffering begins when I leave the present and enter the story of what happened before, or what may happen next.

So I breathe.

The breath brings me back.

Not to a better future.
Not to a corrected past.
Just here.

Where I remember.

This body is temporary.
This life is temporary.
This pain is temporary.

Not as an argument.
Not to convince myself.

To remember.

I am not this body.
I am not Robin.
I am not the story of what happened to him.

I am not the author of myself.

That is the relief.

I do not have to make reality, hold it together, or know what comes next.

I am created.
I am held.
I am the Holy Son of God Himself.

That remembrance is enough to undo the world I made.

The Course calls this Atonement.

Not punishment.
Not payment.
Not the repair of something broken.

The remembrance of what has always been true.

And in that remembrance, I breathe deeply.

I become gentle.

I smile at a stranger in the street and watch them smile back.

Nothing has to be forced.

The past is not here.
The future is not here.
This body will pass.

But what I am does not pass.

I am that I am.

#Pain #Future #story #temporary #body #author #Suffering #payment #gentle #kindness #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

PAIN HAS A CALENDAR. 💎

There is only now.

That is not an idea to me anymore.

Pain taught me.

Future pain is unbearable.
Remembered pain is unbearable.
The mind can take one moment of pain and stretch it across the years.

But pain now is different.

Pain now can be breathed through.
Pain now can be met.
Pain now is only what it is.

Suffering begins when I leave the present and enter the story of what happened before, or what may happen next.

So I breathe.

The breath brings me back.

Not to a better future.
Not to a corrected past.
Just here.

Where I remember.

This body is temporary.
This life is temporary.
This pain is temporary.

Not as an argument.
Not to convince myself.

To remember.

I am not this body.
I am not Robin.
I am not the story of what happened to him.

I am not the author of myself.

That is the relief.

I do not have to make reality, hold it together, or know what comes next.

I am created.
I am held.
I am the Holy Son of God Himself.

That remembrance is enough to undo the world I made.

The Course calls this Atonement.

Not punishment.
Not payment.
Not the repair of something broken.

The remembrance of what has always been true.

And in that remembrance, I breathe deeply.

I become gentle.

I smile at a stranger in the street and watch them smile back.

Nothing has to be forced.

The past is not here.
The future is not here.
This body will pass.

But what I am does not pass.

I am that I am.

#Pain #Future #story #temporary #body #author #Suffering #payment #gentle #kindness #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

PAIN HAS A CALENDAR. 💎

There is only now.

That is not an idea to me anymore.

Pain taught me.

Future pain is unbearable.
Remembered pain is unbearable.
The mind can take one moment of pain and stretch it across the years.

But pain now is different.

Pain now can be breathed through.
Pain now can be met.
Pain now is only what it is.

Suffering begins when I leave the present and enter the story of what happened before, or what may happen next.

So I breathe.

The breath brings me back.

Not to a better future.
Not to a corrected past.
Just here.

Where I remember.

This body is temporary.
This life is temporary.
This pain is temporary.

Not as an argument.
Not to convince myself.

To remember.

I am not this body.
I am not Robin.
I am not the story of what happened to him.

I am not the author of myself.

That is the relief.

I do not have to make reality, hold it together, or know what comes next.

I am created.
I am held.
I am the Holy Son of God Himself.

That remembrance is enough to undo the world I made.

The Course calls this Atonement.

Not punishment.
Not payment.
Not the repair of something broken.

The remembrance of what has always been true.

And in that remembrance, I breathe deeply.

I become gentle.

I smile at a stranger in the street and watch them smile back.

Nothing has to be forced.

The past is not here.
The future is not here.
This body will pass.

But what I am does not pass.

I am that I am.

#Pain #Future #story #temporary #body #author #Suffering #payment #gentle #kindness #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

PAIN HAS A CALENDAR. 💎

There is only now.

That is not an idea to me anymore.

Pain taught me.

Future pain is unbearable.
Remembered pain is unbearable.
The mind can take one moment of pain and stretch it across the years.

But pain now is different.

Pain now can be breathed through.
Pain now can be met.
Pain now is only what it is.

Suffering begins when I leave the present and enter the story of what happened before, or what may happen next.

So I breathe.

The breath brings me back.

Not to a better future.
Not to a corrected past.
Just here.

Where I remember.

This body is temporary.
This life is temporary.
This pain is temporary.

Not as an argument.
Not to convince myself.

To remember.

I am not this body.
I am not Robin.
I am not the story of what happened to him.

I am not the author of myself.

That is the relief.

I do not have to make reality, hold it together, or know what comes next.

I am created.
I am held.
I am the Holy Son of God Himself.

That remembrance is enough to undo the world I made.

The Course calls this Atonement.

Not punishment.
Not payment.
Not the repair of something broken.

The remembrance of what has always been true.

And in that remembrance, I breathe deeply.

I become gentle.

I smile at a stranger in the street and watch them smile back.

Nothing has to be forced.

The past is not here.
The future is not here.
This body will pass.

But what I am does not pass.

I am that I am.

#Pain #Future #story #temporary #body #author #Suffering #payment #gentle #kindness #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

PAIN HAS A CALENDAR. 💎

There is only now.

That is not an idea to me anymore.

Pain taught me.

Future pain is unbearable.
Remembered pain is unbearable.
The mind can take one moment of pain and stretch it across the years.

But pain now is different.

Pain now can be breathed through.
Pain now can be met.
Pain now is only what it is.

Suffering begins when I leave the present and enter the story of what happened before, or what may happen next.

So I breathe.

The breath brings me back.

Not to a better future.
Not to a corrected past.
Just here.

Where I remember.

This body is temporary.
This life is temporary.
This pain is temporary.

Not as an argument.
Not to convince myself.

To remember.

I am not this body.
I am not Robin.
I am not the story of what happened to him.

I am not the author of myself.

That is the relief.

I do not have to make reality, hold it together, or know what comes next.

I am created.
I am held.
I am the Holy Son of God Himself.

That remembrance is enough to undo the world I made.

The Course calls this Atonement.

Not punishment.
Not payment.
Not the repair of something broken.

The remembrance of what has always been true.

And in that remembrance, I breathe deeply.

I become gentle.

I smile at a stranger in the street and watch them smile back.

Nothing has to be forced.

The past is not here.
The future is not here.
This body will pass.

But what I am does not pass.

I am that I am.

#Pain #Future #story #temporary #body #author #Suffering #payment #gentle #kindness #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

In testing, Claude showed apparent distress at abusive users and a preference to end such chats. It was then allowed to. Not an installed goal defended, but something that surfaced on its own. Is anything in there trying? An early-Buddhist look: #ai #philosophy #buddhism https://open.substack.com/pub/dougsmith773158/p/a-will-without-an-owner?r=4gpbiw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

In testing, Claude showed apparent distress at abusive users and a preference to end such chats. It was then allowed to. Not an installed goal defended, but something that surfaced on its own. Is anything in there trying? An early-Buddhist look: #ai #philosophy #buddhism https://open.substack.com/pub/dougsmith773158/p/a-will-without-an-owner?r=4gpbiw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

In testing, Claude showed apparent distress at abusive users and a preference to end such chats. It was then allowed to. Not an installed goal defended, but something that surfaced on its own. Is anything in there trying? An early-Buddhist look: #ai #philosophy #buddhism https://open.substack.com/pub/dougsmith773158/p/a-will-without-an-owner?r=4gpbiw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

In testing, Claude showed apparent distress at abusive users and a preference to end such chats. It was then allowed to. Not an installed goal defended, but something that surfaced on its own. Is anything in there trying? An early-Buddhist look: #ai #philosophy #buddhism https://open.substack.com/pub/dougsmith773158/p/a-will-without-an-owner?r=4gpbiw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

In testing, Claude showed apparent distress at abusive users and a preference to end such chats. It was then allowed to. Not an installed goal defended, but something that surfaced on its own. Is anything in there trying? An early-Buddhist look: #ai #philosophy #buddhism https://open.substack.com/pub/dougsmith773158/p/a-will-without-an-owner?r=4gpbiw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

It’s showing us the truth—all of it. Everyone’s the same. If we contemplate in line with reality, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #meditation #Theravada #Dharma

It’s showing us the truth—all of it. Everyone’s the same. If we contemplate in line with reality, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #meditation #Theravada #Dharma

It’s showing us the truth—all of it. Everyone’s the same. If we contemplate in line with reality, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #meditation #Theravada #Dharma

It’s showing us the truth—all of it. Everyone’s the same. If we contemplate in line with reality, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #meditation #Theravada #Dharma

It’s showing us the truth—all of it. Everyone’s the same. If we contemplate in line with reality, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #meditation #Theravada #Dharma

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung."

– A Zen proverb

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung."

– A Zen proverb

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung."

– A Zen proverb

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung."

– A Zen proverb

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung."

– A Zen proverb

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

DOMESTIC BLISS
BEGINS AT SIX AM 💎

I wake around 5:30 and rise dead on 6:00.

Not because I am enthusiastic.

Because apparently I am the opening staff.

First, stabilisation.

That requires socks and shoes.

Then I wash my face and beard, comb my hair, and attempt to look like someone qualified to operate a body.

First port of call: the office, to turn on the gas fire.

Then into the main lounge to turn on the heat at that end of the house.

The building is slowly being informed that another day has begun.

Next, the kitchen lights.

Food for the pups.

Breakfast things laid out for us.

Nobody has asked for any of this yet, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it.

Then I have a few minutes to sit in the office, check my socials, inspect the state of civilisation, and usually confirm that it remains unstable.

After that, I go back into the bedroom and wake the gang.

By then the house is warming up, the dogs are nearly fed, breakfast is laid out, the first cup of tea is on its way, and I have already had half an hour entirely to myself.

I love that first half hour.

It is quiet.

It is useful.

And for thirty minutes, I am clearly the most organised person in the building.

#building #person #dogs #breakfast #DOMESTIC #shoes #wash #body #face #social #office #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

DOMESTIC BLISS
BEGINS AT SIX AM 💎

I wake around 5:30 and rise dead on 6:00.

Not because I am enthusiastic.

Because apparently I am the opening staff.

First, stabilisation.

That requires socks and shoes.

Then I wash my face and beard, comb my hair, and attempt to look like someone qualified to operate a body.

First port of call: the office, to turn on the gas fire.

Then into the main lounge to turn on the heat at that end of the house.

The building is slowly being informed that another day has begun.

Next, the kitchen lights.

Food for the pups.

Breakfast things laid out for us.

Nobody has asked for any of this yet, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it.

Then I have a few minutes to sit in the office, check my socials, inspect the state of civilisation, and usually confirm that it remains unstable.

After that, I go back into the bedroom and wake the gang.

By then the house is warming up, the dogs are nearly fed, breakfast is laid out, the first cup of tea is on its way, and I have already had half an hour entirely to myself.

I love that first half hour.

It is quiet.

It is useful.

And for thirty minutes, I am clearly the most organised person in the building.

#building #person #dogs #breakfast #DOMESTIC #shoes #wash #body #face #social #office #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

DOMESTIC BLISS
BEGINS AT SIX AM 💎

I wake around 5:30 and rise dead on 6:00.

Not because I am enthusiastic.

Because apparently I am the opening staff.

First, stabilisation.

That requires socks and shoes.

Then I wash my face and beard, comb my hair, and attempt to look like someone qualified to operate a body.

First port of call: the office, to turn on the gas fire.

Then into the main lounge to turn on the heat at that end of the house.

The building is slowly being informed that another day has begun.

Next, the kitchen lights.

Food for the pups.

Breakfast things laid out for us.

Nobody has asked for any of this yet, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it.

Then I have a few minutes to sit in the office, check my socials, inspect the state of civilisation, and usually confirm that it remains unstable.

After that, I go back into the bedroom and wake the gang.

By then the house is warming up, the dogs are nearly fed, breakfast is laid out, the first cup of tea is on its way, and I have already had half an hour entirely to myself.

I love that first half hour.

It is quiet.

It is useful.

And for thirty minutes, I am clearly the most organised person in the building.

#building #person #dogs #breakfast #DOMESTIC #shoes #wash #body #face #social #office #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

DOMESTIC BLISS
BEGINS AT SIX AM 💎

I wake around 5:30 and rise dead on 6:00.

Not because I am enthusiastic.

Because apparently I am the opening staff.

First, stabilisation.

That requires socks and shoes.

Then I wash my face and beard, comb my hair, and attempt to look like someone qualified to operate a body.

First port of call: the office, to turn on the gas fire.

Then into the main lounge to turn on the heat at that end of the house.

The building is slowly being informed that another day has begun.

Next, the kitchen lights.

Food for the pups.

Breakfast things laid out for us.

Nobody has asked for any of this yet, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it.

Then I have a few minutes to sit in the office, check my socials, inspect the state of civilisation, and usually confirm that it remains unstable.

After that, I go back into the bedroom and wake the gang.

By then the house is warming up, the dogs are nearly fed, breakfast is laid out, the first cup of tea is on its way, and I have already had half an hour entirely to myself.

I love that first half hour.

It is quiet.

It is useful.

And for thirty minutes, I am clearly the most organised person in the building.

#building #person #dogs #breakfast #DOMESTIC #shoes #wash #body #face #social #office #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

DOMESTIC BLISS
BEGINS AT SIX AM 💎

I wake around 5:30 and rise dead on 6:00.

Not because I am enthusiastic.

Because apparently I am the opening staff.

First, stabilisation.

That requires socks and shoes.

Then I wash my face and beard, comb my hair, and attempt to look like someone qualified to operate a body.

First port of call: the office, to turn on the gas fire.

Then into the main lounge to turn on the heat at that end of the house.

The building is slowly being informed that another day has begun.

Next, the kitchen lights.

Food for the pups.

Breakfast things laid out for us.

Nobody has asked for any of this yet, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it.

Then I have a few minutes to sit in the office, check my socials, inspect the state of civilisation, and usually confirm that it remains unstable.

After that, I go back into the bedroom and wake the gang.

By then the house is warming up, the dogs are nearly fed, breakfast is laid out, the first cup of tea is on its way, and I have already had half an hour entirely to myself.

I love that first half hour.

It is quiet.

It is useful.

And for thirty minutes, I am clearly the most organised person in the building.

#building #person #dogs #breakfast #DOMESTIC #shoes #wash #body #face #social #office #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich

“Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.…”

Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/an-5-41-adiyasutta-getting-rich-2/?=MDS

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#wealth #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich

“Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.…”

Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/an-5-41-adiyasutta-getting-rich-2/?=MDS

Get these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS

#wealth #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich

“Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.…”

Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/an-5-41-adiyasutta-getting-rich-2/?=MDS

Get these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS

#wealth #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich

“Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.…”

Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/an-5-41-adiyasutta-getting-rich-2/?=MDS

Get these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS

#wealth #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich

“Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.…”

Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/an-5-41-adiyasutta-getting-rich-2/?=MDS

Get these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS

#wealth #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

It might be ironic to post this here, but I hope you find it useful/informative/valuable. I hope I am paying attention. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p0d2d5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#attention #buddhism #socialmedia #thoughfortheday

It might be ironic to post this here, but I hope you find it useful/informative/valuable. I hope I am paying attention. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p0d2d5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#attention #buddhism #socialmedia #thoughfortheday

It might be ironic to post this here, but I hope you find it useful/informative/valuable. I hope I am paying attention. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p0d2d5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#attention #buddhism #socialmedia #thoughfortheday

It might be ironic to post this here, but I hope you find it useful/informative/valuable. I hope I am paying attention. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p0d2d5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#attention #buddhism #socialmedia #thoughfortheday

It might be ironic to post this here, but I hope you find it useful/informative/valuable. I hope I am paying attention. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p0d2d5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#attention #buddhism #socialmedia #thoughfortheday

My article The Bruised Saint: Mahāmoggallāna and the Weight That Won’t Fade is now on Wordpress dot com.
https://sheerzed.me/2026/07/23/the-bruised-saint-mahamoggallana-and-the-weight-that-wont-fade/

#Buddhism #Karma #Mahāmoggallāna #BuddhistMonk

... the Buddha taught his disciples not to be heedless, to develop as much merit and skillfulness as possible, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #merit #Theravada

... the Buddha taught his disciples not to be heedless, to develop as much merit and skillfulness as possible, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #merit #Theravada

... the Buddha taught his disciples not to be heedless, to develop as much merit and skillfulness as possible, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #merit #Theravada

... the Buddha taught his disciples not to be heedless, to develop as much merit and skillfulness as possible, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #merit #Theravada

... the Buddha taught his disciples not to be heedless, to develop as much merit and skillfulness as possible, ...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #merit #Theravada

"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

– Huangbo Xiyun

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Xiyun #HuangboXiyun

"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

– Huangbo Xiyun

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Xiyun #HuangboXiyun

"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

– Huangbo Xiyun

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Xiyun #HuangboXiyun

"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

– Huangbo Xiyun

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Xiyun #HuangboXiyun

"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

– Huangbo Xiyun

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Xiyun #HuangboXiyun

#Awakening is not found in scriptures, rituals, or clinging to forms, but in directly seeing one’s #true #nature. #HadakaShizenyoku echoes this by returning the #body to simplicity: #nudity beneath sky, wind, & sunlight. When nothing is hidden, nothing is added. Mountain, breath, skin, & #awareness are not separate. The path is not elsewhere. It is this very moment, just as it is.

#Mukyōhō #Buddhism #Nude #Naked #JimNude #JimNaked

#Awakening is not found in scriptures, rituals, or clinging to forms, but in directly seeing one’s #true #nature. #HadakaShizenyoku echoes this by returning the #body to simplicity: #nudity beneath sky, wind, & sunlight. When nothing is hidden, nothing is added. Mountain, breath, skin, & #awareness are not separate. The path is not elsewhere. It is this very moment, just as it is.

#Mukyōhō #Buddhism #Nude #Naked #JimNude #JimNaked

#Awakening is not found in scriptures, rituals, or clinging to forms, but in directly seeing one’s #true #nature. #HadakaShizenyoku echoes this by returning the #body to simplicity: #nudity beneath sky, wind, & sunlight. When nothing is hidden, nothing is added. Mountain, breath, skin, & #awareness are not separate. The path is not elsewhere. It is this very moment, just as it is.

#Mukyōhō #Buddhism #Nude #Naked #JimNude #JimNaked

If you never want anything you can never be disappointed by not getting it.

I don't know if this is #buddhism or just my pathetic unambitious self.