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Dharma Theme October 30, 2023

Dharma Theme: Stop Suffering!

PZI Teachers

Koans
A Stone Drenched with Rain (MK19), Bodhidharma Sets the Mind to Rest (GG41), Deshan's Enlightenment (GG28), Yunmen's Midnight
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awakening, Bodhidharma, carried in the dark, Deshan, Dharma Theme, happiness, journey, my mind is not at rest, paradox, poet Santoka, Predicament Koans, predicaments, suffering, Yunmen
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We’re always looking for a recipe or data points to get a handle on happiness. The most profoundly simple but difficult challenge is to let ourselves transform into ourselves. We imagine a different, better self “after awakening.” Every stroke, even the most difficult or painful, is part of the piece. Our journey through suffering transforms everything, including the destination.

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Article April 28, 2021

It Would Be a Pity to Waste a Good Crisis

John Tarrant

Koans
Times of Great Difficulty, Zhaozhou's Welcome
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Bodhisattva Path, contradiction, losing things, meeting difficulty, predicaments
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Article, Text

It’s important not to discount the idea that in a crisis, you might be having the time of your life. Article by John Tarrant, published in Lion’s Roar magazine on March 23, 2018.

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