Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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Zen Letters

By Yuanwu Keqin

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“All those who would communicate the message of the source must be able to kill a person's false personality without blinking an eye”

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Themes: Education

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“experience the absence of conditioned mind and observe that all phenomena are like dreams… enter into the uncontrived, uncluttered ocean of true nature.”

Chapters: 7. Lose Yourself, Gain Your Soul

Themes: Dream Non-Thought

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“If where you stand is reality, then your actions have power... it is there, pure and naked and full of life.”

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Themes: Power Reality

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“If you start seeking, you are unable to see… As soon as you seek, it is like grasping at shadows.”

Chapters: 10. The Power of Goodness

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“Intellectually brilliant but shallow… they increase the thorns of arbitrary opinion as they show off their ability and understanding… a great pity!”

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“Once you discover the original, inherently complete and real mind, no matter what situation you meet, you will understand completely.”

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“Only if you can forget the words and embody the meaning will you (have)... the ability to kill people's false selves and conditioned perceptions”

Chapters: 48. Unlearning

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“The heat of a candle flame can’t compete with the heat of the sun… When you grasp this, then all things will be your teacher.”

Chapters: 34. An Unmoored Boat

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“the Path is right where you stand... why would you need to search the pages for someone else's dead words?”

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“The present perception is the Truth, but the Truth is beyond this perception.”

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Themes: Truth

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“The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.”

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“things themselves are the true self and the true self itself is things”

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“What is important is to respect the root and extend it to the branches... Those who realize transcendence pass through words and phrases and make them come to life.”

Chapters: 64. Ordinary Mind

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“When there is continuous awareness from mind-moment to mind-moment you will naturally meet the Source on all sides.”

Chapters: 6. The Source

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