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TaMo

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If you attain anything at all, it's conditional, it's karmic. It results in retribution. It turns the Wheel. As long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment. To attain enlightenment you have to see your nature. Unless you see your nature all this talk about cause and effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense. To say he attains anything at all is to slander a buddha. What could he possibly attain? Even focusing on a mind, a power, an understanding, or a view is impossible for a buddha. A buddha isn't one sided. The nature of his mind is basically empty, neither pure nor impure. He's free of practice and realization. He's free of cause and effect.

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Why is zazen not enough?

http://www.youtube.com/MrWuChi
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:44:00 GMT

What would Ta-Mo do?

http://www.cafepress.com/newforestway/4197014 Get right with Ta-Mo. It's later than you think.  
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:48:00 GMT

Tea

Legend says that Ta-Mo brought green tea plants with him when he traveled from India to China; another says that Ta-Mo plucked off his eyelids in a rage after dozing off during meditation -- the eyeli...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:37:00 GMT

Zero gain - zero loss

The Emperor says to Ta-Mo, "I have built temples, caused many people to become monks, created Buddhist statues, and caused scriptures to be copied. How much merit have I gained from this?" Bodhidharma...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:32:00 GMT