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The Constable Searches for "Me"

There was once a constable escorting a prisoner to the capital. The prisoner was a monk who had broken monastic rules. The journey was long, and every morning upon waking, the dutiful constable would take stock of the few things beside h...

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The Eight-Year-Old Dragon Girl Attains Buddhahood in This Very Body

The Devadatta Chapter of the Lotus Sutra recounts the story of the eight-year-old Dragon Girl attaining Buddhahood in this very body. Sagara the Dragon King, whose might shakes the four seas, had a youngest princess who was bright, cleve...

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Rabbit Horns, Ox Horns

I'm not asking about the teaching that this very mind is Buddha. But what is the teaching that is neither mind nor Buddha?

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"When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself."
Shunryū Suzuki — Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind