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When silence reaches an ultimate point,
the light penetrates everywhere. (p. 26)

— Hsuan Hua The Chan Handbook: Talks About Meditation (2012)

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“The spirits and immortals of old had no special tricks; they were simply happy as could be, and they never worried.” This should be the motto of all cultivators. (p. 29)

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When you reach the end of the mountains and rivers, You are free to roam throughout the Dharma Realm. (p. 86)

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Education is without beginning or end. There is not a single location that is not a place of learning, and there is not a single moment that is not a time for learning. (DRBU website)

All afflictions are based on selfishness. That is why we have so much anger and so many troubles. (p. 33)

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When a proper person practices deviant dharma, even the deviant dharma becomes proper. When a deviant person practices proper dharma, even the proper dharma becomes deviant. (p. 5)

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