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Terms In The Audio:
Zero: The fundamental teaching of the late Zen master Joshu Sasaki: “As the Buddha taught, zero inevitably splits into mutually opposing activities which inevitably disappear into zero.”
Reconciling Zero: The investigation of Zero in the pursuit of Effective Zen.
Effective Zen: The one path on Zen Mountain that gives any one individual the best chance of reaching the peak (realizing non-duality).
Zen Mountain: The collection of all possible Zen paths.
Buddhism: The set of spiritual activities where the highest good is the realization of non-duality.
Highest Good: That which exists for its own sake (there is nothing greater).
The Realization of Non-Duality: The complete understanding of a self inseparable from circumstance – where complete understanding implies manifestation.
Zero-Buddhism:
The preconditions necessary for a manifested Buddhism to arise, namely:
A clear picture of the highest good, namely the realization of non-duality.
A clear picture of the path to the realization of non-duality
An understanding of the obstacles expected along this path.
Quotes From the Buddha’s 1st Sutra:
I awakened to the middle way, which gives rise to vision, which gives rise to knowledge, which leads to equanimity, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to unbinding.
As long as my true knowledge and vision of the Four Noble Truths was not fully purified in these three aspects and twelve perspectives, I did not announce my supreme awakening.
But when my true knowledge and vision of the Four Noble Truths was fully purified in these three aspects and twelve perspectives, I announced my supreme awakening.
Activities Required of all Buddhist Paths
Strive to Experience Stillness.
Fully Grasp Your Teacher’s Framework.
Learn to Command the Universally Preferred State.
Purify Your Understanding.
Manifest the Norm.
The Question For Next Week: What Obstacles Should We Expect on the Buddhist Path?
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