You will bring yourself the suffering you need to bring yourself so that you may awaken.
T. Scott McLeodTag: buddhism peace zen suffering meditation enlightenment awakening struggles zen-buddhism spiritual-journey the-end-of-suffering the-end-of-struggling
It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, the truth, is surrounded by demons.
T. Scott McLeodTag: love buddhism peace zen suffering transcendence meditation enlightenment zen-buddhism spiritual-journeys spiritual-journey
Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.
T. Scott McLeodTag: buddhism zen spirituality enlightenment awakening zen-buddhism spiritual-journeys spiritual-journey
There were so many beliefs which we had about the world, which then influenced everything, everything, about how we saw the world and interacted in the world and were with others. Everything. It was profound to me, amazing, the ramifications, the implications, the far-reaching impact that one’s beliefs could have on the world. It was actually mind-blowing for me. Figuratively speaking. Like, it was just, holy shit. Look at that. And nobody, hardly anybody sees it. They’re just ideas. Ideas. And yet, I’d believed them for so long, and still, was still shirking free of them. How was it that we believed in them, so readily, so easily?
T. Scott McLeodTag: truth buddhism zen spirituality life-truths enlightenment zen-buddhism life-s-greatest-answers
Let whatever happens, be what needs to happen, so that I may awaken.
T. Scott McLeodTag: buddhism zen spirituality meditation enlightening enlightenment awakening the-power-of-now spiritual-journeys spiritual-journey
We find what's in our own heads.
T. Scott McLeodTag: buddhism zen psychology spirituality
The way is not clear, and it is when you do not have clarity, when this is allowed, that you will finally have clarity.
T. Scott McLeodTag: truth buddhism zen spirituality meditation seeking
When I was young, I lacked certainty, too,” he says. “I have the certainty, now, of not needing certainty. I have the certainty, of uncertainty. The peace, with being uncertain. All is good. All is holy. Whatever you choose, it can be fine. Hatred never ceases with hatred, but with love alone is healed. Rejection never ceases with rejection, but with acceptance alone is healed.
T. Scott McLeodTag: buddhism zen spirituality
You want to know my name? --a hill, a tree. An empty drifting boat.
Hsu HsuanNothing can be gained by extensive study and wide reading. Give them up immediately.
DōgenTag: zen study studying give-up let-go
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