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The I Ching is seen as the oldest Chinese classic.Thomas Cleary provides a masterful translation of the I Ching and includes commentary from Liu I-ming, a Taoist adept.
Highly recommended! "
“Struggles sharpen skills.”
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“82. Nothing Exists Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one master after another. He called upon Dokuon of Shokoku. Desiring to show his attainment, he said: "The mind, Buddha, and sentient beings, after all, do not exist. The true nature of phenomena is emptiness. There is no realization, no delusion, no sage, no mediocrity. There is no giving and nothing to be received." Dokuon, who was smoking quietly, said nothing. Suddenly he whacked Yamaoka with his bamboo pipe. This made the youth quite angry. "If nothing exists," inquired Dokuon, "where did this anger come from?”
― 122 Zen Koans
― 122 Zen Koans
“You don't find time, you make time. Prioritize relative to importance.”
― Death Is Only the Beginning: Making Way For the New
― Death Is Only the Beginning: Making Way For the New
“I do what is mine to do, the rest does not disturb me.”
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“Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.”
― The Big Book of Epictetus Quotes
― The Big Book of Epictetus Quotes
Larry’s 2024 Year in Books
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