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My Heart Burns Like Fire Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes." He made the following rules which he practiced every day of his life. In the morning before dressing, light incense and meditate.... more
Reviewed by mjwerx Jan 12 2006, 02:23pm ( 178 reviews ) • ashidakim.com
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Rated by ConsciousActual on Sep 29, 8:12pm
I love the zen stories, they always bring me back towards true reality.
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Rated by shawngil2581 on May 25, 9:57am
I've never read these before. Very interesting.
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Rated by techwriterguy on May 21, 9:33am
Zen stories, always get you thinking.
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Rated by Homdorian on May 05 2009, 6:59am
It's a classic!A Cup of TeaNan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!" "Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"
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Rated by mommymystic on Mar 17 2009, 9:26pm
From the page: "These koans, or parables, were translated into English from a book called the Shaseki-shu (Collection of Stone and Sand), written late in the thirteenth century by the Japanese Zen teacher Muju (the "non-dweller"), and from anecdotes of Zen monks taken from various books published in Japan around the turn of the 20th century. "
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Rated by ketogah on Jan 03 2009, 2:19pm
Zen Koans thank you Kat http://katastrophy67.stumbleupon.com/
