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Ted Biringer
Good friends, Master Dogen was very aware that even the simplest guidelines could be turned into dogmatic formulas or commandments. He often warned students about the dangers of becoming attached to the teachings, which he... More »
Ted Biringer
A visiting student said, "It seems to me that your teaching is sometimes contradictory. One time you say, ‘There is nothing to seek.' Then, at other times you say, ‘Arouse your determination to cease conceptualization.'... More »
Ted Biringer
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
Personally, I would like to obliterate the vast unnamable fathomless void and extinguish everything that stinks of spiritual practice. Pure and clear awareness is nothing but a booby trap, ceasing conceptualization is the blackest poison... More »
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