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everyday life

43 keywords · in 37 texts

go and wash your bowl cleaning the windows cup of tea lifting a cup of tea nirvana as daily life pin numbers and bank accounts thinking, frustration, and stupidity treasure concealed in the human body

Western civilisation

32 keywords · in 29 texts

separation of thinking and doing mind elsewhere sport as antidote to intellectualism virtual worlds à la carte meal of information break between body and mind civilisation based on planning criticism of our civilization

life

29 keywords · in 24 texts

our life is living us action as basis of life Bodhidharma's unplanned coming to China life unfolding without a plan changing view in the mountains chickens eating to be eaten experiment called life go and live your life

sacred and ordinary

23 keywords · in 22 texts

value of action robe and cotton not making practice special symbolic value of Buddhist objects treating things preciously buddha as an ordinary person carrying water and collecting firewood ceremonies as simple rituals

sport

18 keywords · in 29 texts

rock climbing tennis players returning to the present zazen as the simplest sport from mountaineering to zazen Himalayan expedition sport as acting sport as antidote to intellectualism athlete throwing away the body

acceptance

16 keywords · in 17 texts

affirming what we do flowers fall and weeds flourish accepting contradiction without emotional disturbance accepting this world as it is accepting what we are like born normal, not in sin burdens as gifts everybody is in their time

health

14 keywords · in 24 texts

teaching as teaching oneself dropping off body as releasing stress Buddhism and psychotherapy bodily health cleaning plaque, natural or not digesting thoughts dropping off muscular habits medical knowledge as bodily morality

importance of simple things

9 keywords · in 15 texts

value of action cook as the most important person cutting leeks and chopping wood false values of modern life press the key, push the broom real events of everyday life smallest actions steering our lives thanking the toilet cleaner

being stupid

7 keywords · in 8 texts

stupid way becoming stupid for a short time mountaineering one step at a time solving problems by walking straightforwardness over intellect stupid but valuable zazen stupid person as a great buddha

happiness

6 keywords · in 6 texts

candy for a crying child euphoric state and the Buddhist state feeling good as motivation joy of ordinary life knowing satisfaction rich person who is not happy

simplicity

5 keywords · in 5 texts

afraid to be simple becoming simple becoming stupid for a short time convincing ourselves of simple things practice gives mental simplicity

work

5 keywords · in 4 texts

cook as the most important person mountain of work as imagination press the key, push the broom thanking the toilet cleaner valuing cleverness over physical work

mistakes

4 keywords · in 6 texts

mistakes leading to the truth mistakes as the product of effort regret and acting now regret as energy supporting effort