Category: Zen
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偈云 – Kệ rằng – As the verse goes
偈云 居塵樂道且隨緣，饑則飧兮困則眠。家中有宝休尋覓，對境無心莫問禪。 Kệ vân Cư trần lạc đạo thả tuỳ duyên,Cơ tắc san hề khốn tắc miên.Gia trung hữu bảo hưu tầm mịch,Đối cảnh vô tâm mạc vấn thiền. As the verse goes Live in the world, delight in the Way, go with the flow of fate.Eat if hungry; sleep if tired.Treasure stays at home,…
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Satipatthana Sutta: The Foundations of Mindfulness
Thus have I heard. At one time the Blessed One was living among the Kurus, at Kammasadamma, a market town of the Kuru people. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhu thus: “Monks,” and they replied to him, “Venerable Sir.” The Blessed One spoke as follows: This is the only way, monks, for the purification…
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About this mind
About this mind—in truth there is nothing really wrong with it. It is intrinsically pure. Within itself it’s already peaceful. If the mind is not peaceful these days, it’s because it follows moods. The real mind doesn’t have anything to it; it is simply an aspect of nature. It becomes peaceful or agitated because moods…