A Zen Minute 10/30/2024

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These are the only verifiable teachings of Bodhidharma: "The Two Entrances and Four Practices." Wall gazing and the Six Perfections. . . all you really need to know.

The Six Perfections (Paramitas)
• Generosity (dana)
• Discipline (sila)
• Patience (ksanti)
• Exertion (virya)
• Meditation (dhyana), and
• Wisdom (prajna)

Translation of Two Entrances and Four Practices found in:
Van Schaik, Sam. The Spirit of Zen. Yale University Press, 2019.

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