Mind of the Warrior

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Monday, December 24, 2007

Not Far From Buddhahood

Religions and philosophies have a constant conflict with one another. Each trys its hardest to say that it's beliefs are the proper ones to follow. Personally I feel it's all a matter of interpretation and how people look at things. This Zen story shows what people of all beliefs and faiths need to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Shoan and his Mother

Shoan and His Mother Shoun became a teacher of Soto Zen. When he was still a student his father passed away, leaving him to care for his old mother. Whenever Shoun went to a meditation hall he always took his mother with him. Since she accompanied him, when he visited monasteries he could not live... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 22, 2007

One of my favs...

I remember this little Zen story from years ago. I found alot of truth in it back then and it still speaks volumes to anyone who reads it and thinks of the things in their lives that they are still holding onto.... Muddy Road Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling together down a muddy road. A heavy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 21, 2007

The Moon...

Those who have set in the darkness at night under the brilliant glow of a beautifull full moon will most likely understand this short little Zen story. If you don't....then I suggest to find a way to take the time to do just that. Set and gaze at the moon in the calmness of the night.... The Moon... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Three of Zen....

If You Love, Love Openly Twenty monks and one nun, who was named Eshun, were practicing meditation with a certain Zen master. Eshun was very pretty even though her head was shaved and her dress plain. Several monks secretly fell in love with her. One of them wrote her a love letter, insisting upon a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Bringing in a little Zen

I've had a fair amount of dificulty putting my thoughts into words lately. It happens from time to time, almost always around the holidays. My mind darkens...sometimes I can get some really interresting thoughts from those dark minded moments...but there are many times when I simply cant get them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Do You Know Where You Stand?

Where do I stand? I am all and I am nothing I once was and now I am not I give time to everyone I don't give enough time to anyone I take time for myself, and it makes me selfish If I am sad, others want to know why If I tell them, their hearts become burdened If I don't tell them, they become... Sign in to see full entry.

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Diamond on a Muddy Road

This Zen story has a good message as far as finding somthing good in something bad....but what Zen gained from this, was also a families loss as far as I'm concerned. True, once you've read the story, the man wasn't worth much to his family the way he was....but once his eyes were opened....he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 17, 2007

Obedience proven by Zen

Here is a little Zen story I found about Obedience....clever and simple, the way things should be. I wish the points I needed to make to people through-out my life had been this simple to explain and display.... Obedience The master Bankei's talks were attended not only by Zen students but by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Dark thoughts....

Are you affraid of death? If you are or your not....then why or why not? Is it a religious belief that gives you courage or cowardice? A spiritual reckoning that there is life beyond this world, that death is only the beginning? A thought that it all ends in the earth with the worms? Perhaps you... Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm a combat vet with PTSD. I was in Special Ops in Europe and fought in Desert Storm. The mind of a warrior is often a dark but philisophical place...

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