禅Jiyu-Kennett

proverb

Monastery Rule for One

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If you cannot live by the monastery rule, write a monastery rule for one — and live by it as if a hundred others were watching. They are not, but the dharma is.

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By Jiyu-Kennett

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  • contentZen is Eternal Life

    Jiyu-Kennett

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