Sunday, June 1, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
The Art of Begging | June 1, 2014
Although we hold the bowl open for an offering, the practice of takuhatsu
[begging] does not teach us to be dependent upon society, asking for
something that is not earned, or pressuring a community for an
entitlement to food or goods. Rather, it teaches us the fundamental
lessons of the Buddha: to be dependent on everyone, to live our original
homelessness, to include the homeless in thought and deed, to share
everything, to accept what comes to us, to be generous, to be humble in
society.
—Eido Frances Carney, “Zen and the Art of Begging”
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The Remedy Is Generosity | May 31, 2014
Generosity trusts the emptiness that
runs through things, even ungenerous or ungainly things—it links to the
clarity that underlies all our madness. Whenever my thoughts turn toward
greed, acquisitiveness, or stinginess, my shoulders tense up, and it
feels as if I’m holding my breath. To find a remedy, I don’t have to
improve my thoughts, though—just be generous with them.
—John Tarrant, “The Erotic Life of Emptiness”
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