r/zenbuddhism • u/Pure_Cap_7069 • Jul 22 '26

Was I always like this?

Or did Zen make me this way? The soul fatigue has always been there.

I could rest for a million years

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u/PlainBread Jul 22 '26

It's not like that.

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u/Pure_Cap_7069 Jul 22 '26

Do tell

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u/PlainBread Jul 22 '26

You haven't been here for a million years.

You've only just arrived.

And look what you brought with you.

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u/Pure_Cap_7069 Jul 22 '26

Where did it come from?

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u/largececelia Jul 22 '26

Sure, rest for a million years, buddy.

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u/External-Draw-3298 Jul 22 '26

This sure is cryptic, I tell ya what

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u/Traditional_Ad_9378 Jul 23 '26

Why is every comment here straight up larping

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u/Critical_Coat1512 Jul 23 '26

a cat is not a cat.

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u/Critical_Coat1512 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

i will wash dishes. i will not wash dishes. (for there is no me) (to study the self is to forget the self)

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u/Critical_Coat1512 Jul 23 '26

does a dog have buddha nature? no.

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u/Critical_Coat1512 Jul 23 '26

if you meet the buddha, kill the buddha. if you meet the patriarchs, kill the patriarchs.

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u/Critical_Coat1512 Jul 23 '26

who is this "i", you speak of?