When There Is No God
September 26th, 2008 | Teachings |Is it not easier to blame a God than it is to accept our own responsibility of our suffering? I would actually believe it to be easier to know that my own actions and the karma they create are the reason for my suffering and that by me correcting them, I can lessen or eliminate suffering. If there is a God out there causing it, what course do I have other than to pray and hope he/she shows me mercy? This takes the burden off of me to change and places it solely on the deity I worship.
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To study the buddha way is to study the self.
To study the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas.
To be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas is to free
one’s body and mind and those of others.
No trace of enlightenment remains, and this traceless
enlightenment is continued forever.
To study the buddha way is to study the self.
To study the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas.
To be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas is to free
one’s body and mind and those of others.
No trace of enlightenment remains, and this traceless
enlightenment is continued forever.
- Dogen, 1200 – 1253
—————————————————–Meditation doesn’t just mean sitting down quietly for a few minutes and closing our eyes. If we wish to experience the inner rewards of meditation, then we must make it a priority in our life. A part-time effort will give us part-time results. If you are not committed to meditation, then what are you committed to my friend? Samsara? The same old cycle of unhappiness? You want to be cured, but do not wish to drink the medicine.
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