也许只有在尝尽所有苦涩之后

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Burning incense for a thousand miles is not as good as sitting peacefully at home chanting the Buddha's name. Worshipping evil teachers is not as good as being filial to parents while chanting. Making many worldly friends is not as good as staying pure and alone while chanting. Entrusting wealth for the next life is not as good as making merits and chanting now. Seeking blessings through rituals is not as good as repenting and chanting. Studying heterodox scriptures is not as good as chanting without knowing a single word. Discussing Zen principles blindly is not as good as honestly observing precepts while chanting. Seeking supernatural powers is not as good as sincerely believing in cause and effect while chanting!

Yes, I will wait. Just lying here like this, gazing up at the blue sky and the sea.

You do not need to be a hero to save this violent world; you only need to treat everyone you meet with compassion, and the world will become peaceful simply because of your existence.

Regarding the path we choose for ourselves, there is only one direction: moving forward; everything else is merely an illusion.

perhaps it is only after tasting all the bitterness of suffering that one understands the preciousness of true affection.

If you regard this world as real, then it is false. If you see through the illusion of this world, then you yourself become real.

Can freedom be pursued? Is the state of pursuing it still a state of freedom? Can an erroneous process lead to a correct result?