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is a fleeing from the self... it the same escape, the same short numbing that the driver of an ox-cart finds in the inn, drinking a few bowls of rice wine or fermented coconut-milk.

What is meditation'... It is fleeing from the self, it is a short escape of the agony of being a self, it is a short numbing of the senses against the pain and the pointlessness of life. The same escape, the same short numbing is what the driver of an ox-cart finds in the inn, drinking a few bowls of rice wine or fermented coconut-milk.

is a flower and compassion is its fragrance.

Meditation is a flower and compassion is its fragrance.

is a nameless experience, tremendously beautiful, ecstatic, utterly silent, but it gives you the taste of eternity, of timelessness, of something beyond death.

Through meditation one discovers one's own light. That light you can call your soul, your self, your God'whatsoever word you choose'or you can remain just silent because it has no name. It is a nameless experience, tremendously beautiful, ecstatic, utterly silent, but it gives you the taste of eternity, of timelessness, of something beyond death.

is a practice during which the true dharma emerges entirely of itself, clearing away hindrances and distractions.

Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions. Dogen

is a process of getting rid of the whole past, of getting rid of all diseases, of getting rid of all the pus that has gathered in oneself.

Meditation is a process of getting rid of the whole past, of getting rid of all diseases, of getting rid of all the pus that has gathered in you. It is painful, but it is cleansing, and there is no other way to cleanse you.

is a silent heart, a peaceful mind which can make life more lovable, more livable.

Meditation is a silent heart, a peaceful mind which can make life more lovable, more livable....

is about coming face to face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy, and your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels barreling pell-mell down the hill, utterly out of control and helpless.

Somewhere in this process, you will come face to face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels barreling pell-mell down the hill, utterly out of control and helpless. No problem. You are not crazier than you were yesterday. It has always been this way, and you just never noticed.... So don't let this realization unsettle you. It is a milestone actually, a sign of real progress.

is about quieting the mind such that the soul will speak.

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