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Comfort

Comfort

It is a common motivation of most living creatures to want to be comfortable. The Chinese character for “comfort”, 舒, depicts the character 舍(Shě) on the left side of the pictograph, which means “to give up, or abandon.” On the right side is the character 予(Yǔ), meaning, “to be bestowed.” The word “comfort” in literal translation means that when one gives up self-serving pursuits and seeking to gratify one’s self, s/he finds peace of mind and comfort. Through the temporary discomforts of releasing, we are brought the support of comfort and renewal.

“Take a step backward, and the ocean and sky will open up to you.” Let go of self-oriented desires and find unexpected treasures.


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Stillness of Heart and Mind

The Heart never stops storing impressions and yet it also knows emptiness. From birth, we have the capacity to know things by creating distinctions, differentiations, divisions, partiality, and thus duality; and yet also the Heart presence knows unity. In its experiencing, the Heart keeps moving, and yet also knows stillness. When the mind is used, it reflects. When the Heart sleeps, it dreams. When it takes its ease, it indulges in wandering in reverie. The pure essence of the present instills unification of Heart and mind.

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