20241212 Provisional
December 12, 2024•29 words
Everything and everyone is provisional, in progress, in transition at all times.
In a snapshot we are beings, but in life we are becomings.
Expand equanimity by embracing impermanence.
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20241203 Appropriate degree
December 3, 2024•76 words
Refining process:
Approach every situation with curiosity and alacrity
Apply an appropriate degree of vigilance, flexibility, and confidence
Be bold without hubris; explore, while conscious of one's purview
Remember there is no obligation to engage, and
Non-action (wu-wei, going with the flow) is often better than action (intervention)
However, when action is the correct response do it with grace and complete attention
If necessary to continue, do it sustainably
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Read post20241224 Lankavatara sutra
December 24, 2024•162 words
This page is part of my exploration of Mahayana Buddhism:
https://listed.valdelane.net/55455/20241003-mahayana-buddhism
So far I have found the Lankavatara sutra largely impenetrable. I include it because Chan tradition says it was the only sutra Bodhidharma brought from India:
« The Chan tradition stems from the imposing figure of Bodhidharma, the alleged founder of the tradition who came to China as a Buddhist missionary in the fifth or sixth century C.E. Unlike other missionary monks wh...
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