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How did you learn to swim?

Posted on Mar 15th, 2009 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Never had a chance to learn swimming but our scriptures say this worldly life is an ocean ( Samsara Sagara) and now I am in the middle of it.

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Ganga To Be Declared A "National River"

Posted on Nov 13th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Source: http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44475 NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 4, 2008: At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with Ministries of Water Resources, Environment and Forests and Urban Development in New Delhi today, a decision... More »

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Live in the world like a waterfowl.

Posted on Nov 8th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin... More »

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Sitting peacefully on a cushion

Posted on Jul 23rd, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Sitting peacefully on a cushion day and night seeking to attain Buddhahood, rejecting life and death in hopes of realizing enlightenment, is all like a monkey grasping at the moon reflected in the water. -Shoitsu

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One moon appears everywhere

Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

One moon appears everywhere in all bodies of water; the moons in all bodies of water are contained in one moon. This is a metaphor for one mind producing myriad things and myriad things producing... More »

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You're like milk

Posted on Jun 13th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

You're like milk in water: I cannot tell what comes before, what after, which is the master, which is the slave; what's big, what's small. O lord white as jasmine if an ant should love... More »

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receive the love of all

Posted on Jun 7th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Waste not food, waste not water, waste not fire; Fire and water exist to serve the Self. Those who realize the Self within the heart Stand firm, grow rich, gather a family Around them, and... More »

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detaching yourself from material

Posted on Jun 3rd, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

The master continued, "If you put oil, pepper, garlic and onion in a cauldron, and merely add water, you have not made a stew. The basis for a stew is meat; the other ingredients are... More »

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Wanting The Moon

Posted on May 18th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Not the moon. A flower on the other side of the water. The water sweeps past in flood, dragging a whole tree by the hair, a barn, a bridge. The flower sings on the far... More »

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One moon appears everywhere

Posted on Mar 23rd, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

One moon appears everywhere in all bodies of water; the moons in all bodies of water are contained in one moon. This is a metaphor for one mind producing myriad things and myriad things producing... More »

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