So I was first exposed to this guy Tim McCarthy, and he’s talking about Zen, but deeper than that he was a genuine person. I thought maybe he’s someone I can trust and follow this thing he’s talking about all the time.
BRAD WARNERTrue mindfulness is the awareness that everything you encounter is a vigorous expression of the same living universe as you.
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People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe- but usually no one else notices.
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Just know that your expectations are only thoughts in your head, and keep on doing what you do.
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I mean Godzilla is eternally pissed off at everything but of course he’s gonna be because every time he pops out of the water for a look around somebody is firing a missile at him. Buddha would probably have to act as a mediator between the people and Godzilla.
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As for enlightenment, that’s just for people who can’t face reality.
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We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there’s no Somewhere Else. Everything is right here…Make this your paradise or make this your hell. The choice is entirely yours. Really.
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I was very attracted to the way that Zen did not go into the imagination land. And now I’ve forgotten what your first question was and how we were going to tie this together.
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You can always improve your situation. But you do so by facing it, not by running away.
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Do what you do as well as you possibly can. That’s Buddhist morality.
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True mindfulness is the awareness that everything you encounter is a vigorous expression of the same living universe as you.
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Real morality is based on a single criterion: right action, appropriate action, in the present moment and present situation.
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You won’t understand life and death until you’re ready to set aside any hope of understanding life and death and just live your life until you die.
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It’s sort of another innovation, probably a good innovation, of Western culture to separate the ideas between science and philosophy, but it’s important to remember they weren’t always separate realms of inquiry.
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Your role is to do and say the things that need to be done and said from your unique perspective.
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How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb? The plum tree in the garden!
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The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that’s easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.
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