“EACH of US
has four wives: the fourth wife is body, who must leave despite her master’s infinite care; the third wife is fame and fortune, which will belong to others after its owner dies; the second wife is friends and relatives, who only can send you as far as the graveyard; the first wife is the soul, who will not leave you through life or death, even though sometimes you ignore her.
Have you ignored your first wife?”
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has four wives: the fourth wife is body, who must leave despite her master’s infinite care; the third wife is fame and fortune, which will belong to others after its owner dies; the second wife is friends and relatives, who only can send you as far as the graveyard; the first wife is the soul, who will not leave you through life or death, even though sometimes you ignore her.
Have you ignored your first wife?”
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“In my eyes, all readers are my father and mother. You may see a boy, with all of his body and heart bared, resplendently smiling to mom, and that boy is me.”
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“In this world of coloured lights and intoxicating drinks, song, dance, TV, internet and infinite new toys occupy almost all of everyone’s time. People almost do not have time or interest left for spiritual matters. They do not think about death.”
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“In a place rarely disturbed by human steps, I started to write this book. Strikingly, in the prime of health, I felt pains all over my body and my back felt as if it would break. I understood: the uncleanliness of my heart was waging a final war with me in the form of sickness and pain.
Jianggong Living Buddha and Shangpa Kagyu
By XUE MO twitter: authorXueMo”
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Jianggong Living Buddha and Shangpa Kagyu
By XUE MO twitter: authorXueMo”
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