Pure Mountain Tao

We have the moment before us and then we have intellect. It is the intellect that spoils the truth of the moment. We see a gorgeous sunset and immediately the mind begins to verbalize and chatter about how many other ones we have seen, or if we have seen a better one, or what color orange is it. Whenever we start calculating, reasoning, or judging, we have lost the truth of the moment.

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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot.
–Muso Kokushi

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If you do not pray, ask yourself why not? Why keep yourself from the healing and the cultivation of compassion for others? Remember, that as part of our path, we are not praying to anyone. We are sending out metta to others. So if you feel praying means only praying to a deity, that is not correct.