via Daily Dharma: Wise Mind, Not Blank Mind

The purpose of Zen is not to become people who don’t think, but to think only what we need to; not to be lost in unnecessary thoughts, but to see what is most necessary right now.

—Shodo Harada Roshi, “Finding Our Essence of Mind”

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Via Daily Dharma: The Power You Hold

Buddhism is a demanding moral practice; it turns over to each person the power to decide what is right to do in any given moment.

—Sallie Tisdale, “A Life in Her Hands”

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