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Wild horses could, in fact, drag it out of me
意馬心猿 i.ba.shin.en Literally: mind – horse – heart – monkey Alternately: This Buddhist phrase expresses how it is difficult to control oneself and detach from the illusory material world because worldly desires, false beliefs, and mental pollution such as hatred … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, 維摩経, difficulties, klesha, Tun‐huang, worldly desires, Zhouyi cantong qi, 参同契, 心猿, 意馬, 敦煌偏文集, 橋本関雪
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