Tuesday, September 2, 2003

There is no "I" who is sitting. "We need to remind ourselves that the purpose of [meditation] practice is to gradually leave behind self-clinging and to illuminate one's mind. Its aim is to slow down and eventually end our struggles to satisfy our cravings and to find complete security. Craving happiness, we make sacrifices to attain it, and this sacrificing causes suffering. The quest for happiness causes our suffering, and to escape suffering we seek happiness. This cycle of happiness and suffering constitutes the ego-centered self. " Master Sheng Yen Brought to you by Peacemaker Circle International 4:48:35 PM

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