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[wisdom-and-such]

Shítóu Xīqiān (700-790) Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien;  was an 8th-century Chinese Chán (Zen) Buddhist teacher and author. All existing branches of Zen throughout the world are said to descend either from Shitou Xiqian or from his contemporary Mazu Daoyi.[2]

Shítóu does not appear to have been influential or famous during his lifetime: He was a little-known teacher who led a reclusive life and had relatively few disciples. For decades after Shitou's death, his lineage remained an obscure provincial tradition.[2]  -- Wiki

[mongeyakusan]

Quando você não compreende, você depende da realidade. Quando você compreende, a realidade depende de você. (Bodhidharma) #zen #sotoshu #caodong #bodaidaruma #yakusan

[unleashyourbuddhanature]

Zen Master Dogen

I think it could be argued that the history of Zen is really a history of spiritual iconoclasts and revolutionaries, spiritual adventurers who saw the way things were and sought to innovate instead of merely accepting the status quo. Dogen is  looked upon by Soto Zen Buddhists as an ideal to live up to; he represents everything that Soto Zen is and is thought of as mainstream. But, in the…

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[kofano]

草東沒有派對 No Party For Cao Dong - 山海 [Official Music Video]

[ 歌詞 Lyrics ] 我看著 天真的我自己 出現在 沒有我的故事裡 等待著 我的回應 一個為何至此 的原因 他明白 他明白 我給不起 於是轉身向山裡走去 他明白 他明白 我給不起 於是轉身向大海走去 我聽見那少年的聲音 在還有未來的過去 渴望著 美好結局 卻沒能成為自己 他明白 他明白 我給不起 於是轉身向...

／攝取過多蛋白質後身體常常發熱 代替想像的歡樂，彌補了常時的遺失。 沉靜填空了軀幹的醜陋， 蜘蛛網般的痕跡在陽光下清晰。 發酵的時間不夠長久，卻也足夠讓身子不好過。

焦頭爛額撒去後，邊祈求看場午夜的分手電影。

[unleashyourbuddhanature]

Stages of Enlightenment by Daniel Scharpenburg | Evolving Magazine

This is an article that I wrote for Evolving Magazine for their December “Transcendence” issue. It’s about the stages of Enlightenment as they’re described by the Caodong School of Ch’an Buddhism.

http://www.evolvingmagazine.com/#!featured-article/cgoys

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