Cutting Up An Ox Prince Wen Hui’s cook Was cutting up an ox. Out went a hand, Down went a shoulder, He planted a foot, He pressed with a knee The ox fell apart With a whisper, The bright cleaver murmured Like a gentle wind. Rhythm! Timing! Like a sacred…
Like everything mental, the so-called law of causation contradicts itself. No thing in existence has a particular cause; the entire universe contributes to the existence of even the smallest thing; nothing could be as it is without the universe being what it is. When the source and the ground of everything…
Step 1 We admitted we were powerless over our addiction to thoughts, judgments, opinions, beliefs, fears and feelings, to our desire to know, and to our desire to control existence, all of which we believed was the truth of our self, others, and the world. We recognized that all of…
With an image of liberation as the goal the wise abandon darkness and cherish light, leave petty security behind and seek freedom from attachment. To pursue such release is difficult and rare, yet the wise will seek it, detaching themselves from obstructions, purifying heart and mind. Live your life well…
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The Great Way is not difficult, Just don’t pick and choose. If you cut off all likes and dislikes Everything is clear like space. Make the slightest distinction And heaven and earth are set apart. If you wish to see the truth, Don’t think for or against. Likes and dislikes…
