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Offline Nichi

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Layman P'ang
« on: January 11, 2013, 06:54:29 AM »
What I do every day
Is nothing special:
I simply stumble around.
What I do is not thought out,
Where I go is unplanned.
No matter who tries to leave their mark,
The hills and dales are not impressed.
Collecting firewood and carrying water
Are prayers that reach the gods.
Face to face,
Speaking of what is unborn.

- Layman P'ang
8th Century China
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Not here, not there, but everywhere - always right before your eyes.
~Hsin Hsin Ming

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Re: Layman P'ang
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 10:38:30 PM »
Beautifully said.  :)
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"As long as we confuse the myriad forms of the divine lila with reality, without perceiving the unity of Brahman underlying all these forms, we are under the spell of maya..."
 -Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

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Re: Layman P'ang
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2014, 12:29:15 AM »
The past is already past.
Don't try to regain it.
The present does not stay.
Don't try to touch it.

From moment to moment.
The future has not come;
Don't think about it
Beforehand.

Whatever comes to the eye,
Leave it be.
There are no commandments
To be kept;
There's no filth to be cleansed.

With empty mind really
Penetrated, the dharmas
Have no life.

When you can be like this,
You've completed
The ultimate attainment.

- Layman P'ang
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