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Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin

This book offers a personal account of Hakuin's journey into Zen Buddhism, exploring his experiences, insights, and the principles that shaped his spiritual development. more

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Hakuin Ekaku
Hakuin Ekaku

Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) was a renowned Japanese Zen monk, artist, calligrapher, painter, and poet. His works had a profound impact on Japanese Zen art, particularly known for his unique style of Zen painting. more

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“The Vimalakirti Sutra states that, when one seeks the Buddhas' emancipation in the minds of ordinary beings, one finds that ordinary beings are the entities of enlightenment, and that the sufferings of birth and death are nirvana. It also states that, if the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds.”