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Ted Biringer
Zen Master Dogen's Genjokoan says: To be actualized by the many things is to allow the body-and-mind of your self and the body-and-mind of other than your self to fall away. When the body-and-mind of... More »
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All the myriad things are nothing but the one mind of each of you, why should you fear your own creations? Why should you chase after possessions, everything is already yours. Everything pours forth from... More »
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The sun, moon, sky, and stars, Mountains, rivers, plants, and animals, Houses, streets, pots, and pans, All stand up when you stand up. ~The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing
Ted Biringer
It is never apart from your immediate awareness. Realization is nothing other then awakening to the fact that you and the unnamable void are not two. When you realize that, you awaken from the dream... More »
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Whenever you notice that you are caught up in discrimination, step back into your own fundamental awareness. Do not waste your time comparing differing ideas and notions about this teaching and that teaching. Cease all... More »
Ted Biringer
The buddha-dharma that is the universe is full of numerous qualities and wonders without end. There are " worlds in the four directions," even in this present moment, and in a single drop of water.... More »
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There are no definitive doctrines, no absolute truths. In fact, there is nothing to attain. You should not allow my words or anyone's, to come between you and your own fundamental awareness. The best you... More »
Ted Biringer
If you truly awaken, you will not be concerned with reality, you will not be enamoured with enlightened masters or teachers, you will not be tangled up in ideas about the rewards of spiritual practice.... More »
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