Tag: Prayer
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CASE 67: The Wisdom in the Kegon Sutra
The Kegon Sutra says,
“Now I see all living beings everywhere,
and I see that each of them possesses the wisdom and virtue of Tathagata.
But because of their delusions and attachments,
they cannot realize it.”
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Ten of Wands
We feel frustrated, irritable and disappointed.the influence of the Lord of Oppression is a fairly fleeting one –
not to waste any more effort on a conflict that you cannot win.
blocked energy and thwarted Will
visualise the person/people you need to speak with, and then tell them exactly how you feel.
or talk the situation through with a friend. Or write it all down and think it over. One of these will work!! .
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CASE 66: Kyûhô’s "Head and Tail"
A monk asked Kyûhô, “What is the head?”
Kyûhô said, “Opening the eyes and not perceiving the dawn.”
The monk said, “What is the tail?”
Kyûhô said, “Not sitting on a ten-thousand-year-old sitting place.”
The monk said, “What if there is a head, but no tail?”
Kyûhô said, “After all, it is not valuable.”
The monk said, “What if there is a tail, but no head?”
Kyûhô said, “Being complacent, yet having no power.”
The monk said, “What if the head matches the tail?”
Kyûhô said, “The descendants will prosper, but it is not known in the room.”
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Knight of Wands
Loving and open-hearted personmorality and a great sense of humour.
too much assistance is a bad thing.
an idealistic realist
he will never walk away from a struggle on behalf of somebody else.
a great deal of warm enthusiasm and gaiety flowing from its energy
sudden and unexpected shifts of energy
expect to be directed to take action to remove difficulties and resolve problems,
guidance from odd sources, and pay close attention to what happens around you
Don’t put things on one side for further reference
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Prince of Wands
working areas where healing, encouragement and development are involved.
always ready to stand up for what is right, and good; willing to fight to protect those who are more vulnerable than himself.
rising confidence levels,
overcoming fears and surmounting obstacles which have previously hindered us, or held us back
expect to feel full of life, ready to tackle any challenge.
‘out of darkness, into light
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CASE 65: Shuzan’s "Bride"
A monk asked Shuzan, “What is Buddha?”
Shuzan said, “When a bride rides the donkey, her mother-in-law leads it by the bridle.”
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Drip Coffee Bag
Here is how to make a very bad cup of coffee backwards.
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Case 64: Shisho’s "Succession"
Head Monk Shisho asked Hogen, “You have opened a zendo, Master. But who did you succeed to?”
Hogen said, “Master Jizo.”
Shisho said, “You have gone a great deal against your late master Chokei.”
Hogen said, “I still don’t understand a turning word of Chokei’s.”
Shisho said, “Why didn’t you ask me?”
Hogen said, “‘The one body manifests itself in myriad phenomena’, what does it mean?”
Shisho stuck up his whisk. Hogen said, “That is what you learned under Chokei. What is your own view, Head Monk?”
Shisho was silent.
Hogen said, “When it is said, ‘The one body manifests itself in myriad phenomena’, are the myriad phenomena swept away or are they not?”
Shisho said, “Not swept away.”
Hogen said, “There are two.”
All the disciples on the right and the left side said, “Swept away.”
Hogen said, “The one body manifests itself in myriad phenomena, Nii!”
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Eight of Cups
“difficult influence around the person who draws it”
“Energy is stagnating now; there is no renewal, no cleansing flow”
“tired and unable to generate any energy”
“attend to whatever is blocking your energy”
“appraisal of the relationships in your life and trying to work out if any of them are dangerously one-sided. “
“Stay in better touch with your own needs and dreams”
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David Given Schwarm 