Value

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision.
Hsi-Tang
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Renounce your Attachment

There is a misconception that to be a Buddhist, one must renounce all that is worldly. I disagree. It is the unsatiable desire - the attachment - that we must renounce.

Usually, after you’ve obtained the object of your desire - your desire does not end - it simply shifts to the next object. You will always find yourself unsatisfied and in search of something new. I think Aitken Roshi put it best:

Renunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away.” - Robert Aitken Roshi
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Find Your Hut

"My hut isn’t quite six feet across Surrounded by pine, bamboos, and mountains, An old monk hardly has room for himself Much less for a visiting cloud." - Shih-wu (1272-1352)

Seek happiness within yourself, not in the clouds.
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