Written by Daicho

We are all wrong in our own particular way. Even when others are wrong, and we alone are right — even then, we are still wrong, except our wrongness is unique to us. To see how we are uniquely wrong is exhilaration itself.

Written by Daicho

Everyone has good intentions, without exception, all the time. They may not know it. But there are no bad intentions, no matter how badly we may intend to behave badly. Having peered into this strange little world behind the world, where there are no bad intentions, we return to the world, never having left it, […]

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“Should I work through my deepest rage, and my greatest fear, before I awaken? Or should I awaken first, and ride the wave of that awakening through the turmoil of my inner life?” says one. “Do you have a choice in the matter?” says the other. “I can no more summon at will my deepest rage and […]

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“I dunno,” said the nice Buddhist to the other nice Buddhist. “Seems to me like there was a lot of ego in that lady’s behaviour.” “She could at least take a moment to savour her anger,” replied the other nice Buddhist. “What a wasted opportunity for practice.” “Remember being so unconscious, so untransformed?” “Oh, I have […]

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“Do not become conceited just because you happen to be somewhat quick and clever; the clever ones need all the more to rely on their heart vow/aspiration. And again, if you deem yourself stupid and dull, unable to keep up with most people, rely still more on this vow/aspiration of the heart.” — Daibi Zenji

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So much negotiating going on here, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a market after all.

Written by Daicho

But what about when the gradual release of muscular tension is accompanied by an increase in an altogether greater ferocity of spirit?

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How to reconcile knowing the world is going to hell with knowing the world is not going to hell?