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To cling to onself as Buddha, oneself as Ch'an or the way,
making that an understanding, is called clinging to the inward view.

Attainment by causes and conditions, practice and realization,
making this an understanding,... continue...

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STORIES, BOOKS & MEDIA
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For thousands of years, stories - inspiring, odd, humorous, off-centered - have awakened people's senses to their surrounding and within themselves. Here are a few for you to ponder.

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1. A Path to Zen Gate
2. Hakuin and the Samurai
3. Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha
4. It Is Like to Become a Thief
5. It Was Really a Trial
6. Let's Leave It at That
7. My Coffin Simply Is
8. Obedience
9. Shunkai's Life
10. So I Am Helping
11. Tetsugen and his Three Sutras
12. The Elephant and the Five Blind Men
13. When the Buddha Used a Little Stick

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