/lit/ - Literature

>>20367056

Study the Tao, and you will discover ignorance.
Forget the Tao, and it will carry you everywhere.

Things made into a ritual lose all flavor.
But, the best meal is only eaten when hungry.

Read for too long, and your eyes will close.
Stop looking at the words, and you will see it.

>>18043466
Excellent news! Happy for you anon.

>>17519024
It's my understanding that zen differs from other Buddhist schools, as zen holds that any attachments (including pious activities or the notion of enlightenment) and conceptual thoughts obstruct the Mind from revealing it's pristine nature.
Any Karma collected or good deeds done can tie the Mind to samsara.
Although these deeds can achieve partial enlightenment, the true way is to put a stop to the endless flow of thoughts.
That is to say: the Buddha is present in everyone and you cannot attain which is already there.

>Ok, I think I understand. But surely you will stay still and do nothing like a vegetable.
"To put out of mind even the principles from which action springs, is the true teaching of the Buddhas."

Do you read in the morning /lit/?

>reading is the sole purpose of existence

>mfw I read 104 pages in my book tonite
Goodnight /lit/ :)

>>16789824
I too am reading the Bible! I started only a little over a week ago and I'm already halfway thru Exodus. I'm also reading Ready Player One and I can't believe how bad it is. I'm also rereading UBIK by Philip K. Dick and I'm enjoying it. I have a bunch of other books on the go currently as well, including a book on an expedition to Easter Island and a book on the origins and history of satanism.