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The Distortions of the Mind:
January 11, 2021 Taylor

The Distortions of the Mind:

Anger, Attachment, Awakening, Buddha, Consciousness, Continuation, Cyclic Existence, Defilements, Delusion, Impermanence, Karma, Karma,Caause and Effect, Good Deeds, Meditation, Spiritual path, Suffering, Uncategorized

The distortions of the mind work on three levels of scale. First, distortions of perception cause us to misperceive the information coming to us through

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Some Quotes to Help You Through From Dogen
October 24, 2020 Taylor

Some Quotes to Help You Through From Dogen

Attachment, Awakening, Compassion, Consciousness, Defilements, Delusion, Meditation, Mind, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Truthfulness, Wisdom, Zen

“A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.” “Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do

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Try As You Might You Can’t Fight Karma
June 19, 2020 Taylor

Try As You Might You Can’t Fight Karma

Anger, Attachment, Karma, Precious Human Life, Right Intention, Spiritual path, Suffering

Buddhism teaches that acts that cause suffering to oneself or others are rooted in an ignorance of karma. According to teachings of karma, unwholesome actions

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The Mind
February 5, 2020 Taylor

The Mind

Anger, Attachment, Awakening, Cause and Effect, Consciousness, Defilements, Delusion, Dhammapada, Ending Suffering, Enlightenment, Karma, Karma,Caause and Effect, Good Deeds, Lust, Parable, Precepts, Precious Human Life, Right Intention, Samsara, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, Wisdom

Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind – so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard.

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Knowledge & Goodness
September 18, 2019 Taylor

Knowledge & Goodness

Anger, Attachment, Awakening, Consciousness, Defilements, Delusion, Desire, Ending Suffering, Enlightenment, Happiness, Lust, Mind, Precepts, Right Intention, Samsara, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Truthfulness, Wisdom

Knowledge is like a knife. You hone it until it’s sharp—really sharp. Then you put it away. The knife can cause both benefits and harm.

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Understanding the Path
September 3, 2019 Taylor

Understanding the Path

Attachment, Awakening, Dharma, Ending Suffering, Enlightenment, Meditation, Noble Eight-Fold Path, Right Intention, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Wisdom

If you really want to contemplate down to the true elemental nature of things in a subtle way, you have to develop the path that

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Subduing Hatred
August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Taylor

Subduing Hatred

Anger, Attachment, Consciousness, Defilements, Delusion, Ending Suffering, Mind, Precepts, Spiritual path, Suffering, Uncategorized, Wisdom

“These are five ways of subduing hatred by which, when hatred arises in a monk, he should wipe it out completely. Which five? “When one

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Effort
June 2, 2019 Taylor

Effort

Anger, Attachment, Awakening, Buddha, Defilements, Delusion, Ending Suffering, Enlightenment, Meditation, Noble Eight-Fold Path, Right Intention, Spiritual path, The Cessation of Suffering, Uncategorized

Time and again the Buddha has stressed the need for effort, for diligence, exertion, and unflagging perseverance. The reason why effort is so crucial is

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The Road to Nirvana
May 30, 2019 Taylor

The Road to Nirvana

Attachment, Awakening, Buddhism, Consciousness, Cyclic Existence, Defilements, Desire, Ending Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Lust, Meditation, Mind, Right Intention, Samsara, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, Wisdom

There’s an old saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but that’s not really the case. The road to hell is

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Old Age
May 30, 2019 Taylor

Old Age

Attachment, Awakening, Buddhism, Consciousness, Cyclic Existence, Defilements, Desire, Dhammapada, Ending Suffering, Enlightenment, Lust, Mind, Precepts, Precious Human Life, Samsara, Spiritual path, Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, Truthfulness, Wisdom

When this world is ever ablaze, why this laughter, why this jubilation? Shrouded in darkness, will you not see the light? Behold this body—a painted

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Hi, I'm Taylor and 'Welcome' to my blog. Please allow me to tell you a bit about myself and why this blog exists. I am a Zen (Soto) Buddhist practioner and meditator. I first began studying Buddhism maybe 30 years ago, but up until recently I didn't practice or meditate much. I committed to studying and application within the last year because I saw for myself, the perfect way to end all my suffering in this lifetime. This is why I started this blog. My hope is to deepen my own understand, wisdom and insight and to help anyone interested in coming to an understanding and commitment as well.

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4 Key Steps To Developing A More Positive Mindset
February 18, 2021 Taylor
The Distortions of the Mind:
January 11, 2021 Taylor
4 Strategies for Fostering Inner Peace Now
December 23, 2020 Taylor
Consciousness Revealed
December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Taylor
Sutra on Impermanence
November 25, 2020 Taylor
Some Quotes to Help You Through From Dogen
October 24, 2020 Taylor
The Sadness of the Ordinary State of Mind
September 27, 2020 Taylor
Looking Into Impermanence
September 24, 2020 Taylor
The Dhammapada
September 15, 2020 Taylor
Smashing States of Consciousness
September 11, 2020 Taylor

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