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“A Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about Buddhas.”
― The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
― The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
“Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”
― Gravity and Grace
― Gravity and Grace
“All the suffering there is in this world arises from wishing our self to be happy. All the happiness there is in this world arises from wishing others to be happy.”
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“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
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“People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They choose reason over custom. They fix their minds on the sublime and let their bodies change with the seasons. All phenomena are empty. They contain nothing worth desiring.”
― The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
― The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
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Brandon’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Brandon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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