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Returning to Silence

This book delves into the emotional journey of a character seeking peace and quiet amidst a noisy world, reflecting on the nature of silence and its profound impact on the human spirit. more

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Dainin Katagiri
Dainin Katagiri

Dainin Katagiri was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher and author, born in January 19, 1928, and passing away on March 1, 1990. His teachings focused on the significance of direct experience and mindfulness in everyday life. Katagiri was renowned for his clear and direct approach to Zen practice, which had a profound impact on students worldwide. more

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“If you see the intersection of time and space, you experience complete freedom of being. This state of existence is completely beyond any idea of time, space, or being. In that liberated state you can see fundamental truth and the phenomenal world simultaneously. That is called Buddha's world. That is the place where all sentient beings exist, so you can stand up there and see all beings, myriad beings. Then you know very clearly, through your own emotional and intellectual understanding, how all beings exist.”

“Much of the hatred and fear of sexuality found in religions stems from the idea that sex is a thing of the body and that the body must be denied so that the spirit may be elevated. In Buddhism there is no notion that the body is made of inferior matter while the spirit flies free within.”

“Disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were.”