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@karoly-aczel

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
― Rumi

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.

Buddha

Buddha had the wrong idea.
Purity is a distracting abstraction.
There's a gnat in my tea!
Poor gnat.

-- Ashrallazir the Indefinite

The fourth awakening is diligent effort.
It is to engage ceaselessly in wholesome practices.
That is why it is called “diligent effort.”
It is refinement without mixing in other activities.
You keep going forward without turning back.

- Dogen (1200-1253)

@rookie54 said
@karoly-aczel

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
― Rumi

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I'm always wary of promoting any form of self-improvement

@karoly-aczel said
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I'm always wary of promoting any form of self-improvement

Sounds like you need to learn the difference between intent and action.

@karoly-aczel
i approve self-reflection
dig deep
live long
prosper
~~~
The fifth awakening is “not to neglect mindfulness.”
It is also called “to maintain right thought.”
This helps you to guard the dharma so you won’t lose it.
It is called “to maintain right thought or “not to neglect mindfulness.”

- Dogen (1200-1253)

on the sandbar the owl is silent
tofurkey is silent as well
when will rookie bring the cookie
as in days of yore

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Sounds like you need to learn the difference between intent and action.

Not really but I was reminded of the difference between seriousness and sincerety yesterday.

@rookie54 said
@karoly-aczel
i approve self-reflection
dig deep
live long
prosper
~~~
The fifth awakening is “not to neglect mindfulness.”
It is also called “to maintain right thought.”
This helps you to guard the dharma so you won’t lose it.
It is called “to maintain right thought or “not to neglect mindfulness.”

- Dogen (1200-1253)

Yes thank you. I know a bit and am yet to be taught a lot but there is a time for everything. And your msg was timely. 😉

@rookie54 said
The Buddha said, “monks know that people who have many desires intensely seek for fame and gain; therefore they suffer a great deal. Those who have few desires do not seek for fame and gain and are free from them, so they are without such troubles.

- Dogen (1200-1253)

Your quote reminds me of this, from the Bible:

"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." - 1 Timothy 6:9-10 KJV

One zen student said, "My teacher is the best. He can go days without eating."

The second said, "My teacher has so much self-control, he can go days without sleep."

The third said, "My teacher is so wise that he eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired."
--Unknown

I wish I knew who to attribute this to.

@rookie54 said
you've touched upon a lifelong quest for me,
to say only that which needs saying and then say no more

i am grateful to have read yer thoughts

And so it was that rookie said no more
and moonlight gleamed upon the polished floor
the students on their cushions could not think
of an appropriate rhyme for cushions, but
rather eventually, tea was served

@hakima said
One zen student said, "My teacher is the best. He can go days without eating."

The second said, "My teacher has so much self-control, he can go days without sleep."

The third said, "My teacher is so wise that he eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired."
--Unknown

I wish I knew who to attribute this to.

me, talking in my sleep

This mind is a boundless openness;
It is a summit rising with forbidding abruptness.
It is a radiant light shining
From the crown of your head,
Illuminating wherever you are;
It is an awesome wind,
Rising up at each step you take,
Enveloping all things.

- Daito (1282-1336)

I'm twenty seven years
And always sought the Way.
Well, this morning we passed
Like strangers on the road.

- Kokuin (10th c)

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