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Sutra of Complete Enlightenment (BS45)

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Don’t give rise to delusive thoughts.
When delusive thoughts do arise, don’t try to get rid of them.
When you find yourself in a realm of delusive thought, don’t add explanation to knowledge.

—Book of Serenity, Case 45

Text February 5, 2021

The Everlasting Body Runs Deepest Indigo: Meditation for Troubled Times

John Tarrant

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I Vow to Set Endless Heartache to Rest, Sutra of Complete Enlightenment (BS45), Ta Lung’s Pure Everlasting Body (BCR82), The Land of Demons (EV42), The Valley Streams Run Deepest Indigo
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brocade, compassion, covid, Dalung, delusive thinking, Four Boundless Vows, friendship, Green Glade of Meditation, intimacy, June 14 2020, modesty, poet Czesław Miłosz, poet Du Fu, poet Li Bai, poet Rilke, rakshasas, sunday talk, tumultuous times, writer Primo Levi
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It’s a very strong thing to be human, you can be subjected to all sorts of great forces. And sometimes you can win through, and sometimes you die. But we’re all of us doing that, all the time. So I was thinking about how good it is to love each other, to meet each other, and to make peace in our hearts. Sunday talk with John Tarrant, recorded June 14 2020.

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