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The Zen Master Hoshin lived in China many years. Then he returned to the northeastern part of Japan, where he taught his disciples. When he was getting very old, he told them a story he had heard in China. This is the story: One year on... continue...

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		Posted on Jun.16.2008 @ 11:17AM EDT by Mslapik Why remove the desire to help others? I know it keeps you away from truth and from happiness, but I guess I just don't understand how, once one attains enlightenment, they still do things with no desire. How can they act with no desire, and why do they bother acting if they understand unknowing?
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Reply from lehish Jun.16.2008 01:31PM EDT →Email lehish		you won't find security in an imagined answer to "how" "why" ;)
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Reply from Lynnoh Jun.17.2008 10:43AM EDT →Email Lynnoh		Quote: " you won't find security in an imagined answer to "how" "why" ;) " ......... " ......... so why give them to her?
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Reply from lehish Jun.17.2008 07:11PM EDT →Email lehish		Quote: "Quote: " you won't find security in an imagined answer to "how" "why" ;) " ......... " ......... so why give them to her? " ......... " ......... read as if "give to" ?
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