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A useful skill for adulting
It’s easy, there’s a trick to it. 心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し (Shintou wo mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi; “When you empty your mind, even fire is cool.”) Definition: The Buddhist teaching than any kind of pain or hardship can be endured with … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration, Du Xunhe, Kaisen, mind over matter, Zen, 快川, 杜荀鶴
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