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CASE 5: Seigen’s "Price of Rice"
A monk asked Seigen, “What is the essence of Buddhism?” Seigen said, “What is the price ofrice in Roryô?”
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Patience
1. Patience2. Consistency3. Understanding4. Acceptance5. Love
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CASE 4: The World-Honored One Points to the Ground
When the World-Honored One was walking with his assembly, he pointed to the ground withhis hand and said, “This place is good for building a temple.” Indra2 took a stalk of grassand stuck it in the ground and said, “The temple has been built.” The World-Honored Onesmiled.
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Irony is not a sign of spiritual growth
1. Irony is not a sign of spiritual growth2. Happiness is a choice3. Freedom means no one left to shoot out4. Don’t antagonize people5. Take responsibility
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CASE 3: The Indian King Invites the Patriarch
A king of Eastern India invited the twenty-seventh patriarch, Prajna Tara, for a meal. Theking asked, “Why don’t you recite sutras?” The patriarch said, “The poor way1 does not stayin the world of subject when breathing in, and has nothing to do with the world of objectswhen breathing out. I am always reciting the suchness-sutra…
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32. Emptiness
The gentlest thing in the world will override the strongest.Emptiness pervades everythingthough it has no substance.By this I understand the value of non-action. To teach without words andto be useful without action:Few among us are capable of this.
David Given Schwarm
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David Given Schwarm 