Don’t try to make clarity of mind with severe practice. Every mind comes to hate severity, and where is clarity in mortification? So an ancient once said, “Clear a passageway through severe practice.”

Kyong Ho

from the book Thousand Peaks: Korean Zen - Tradition and Teachers

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• Cutting free
• Enduring friendships
• Be rich in honesty
• Don’t hope for a life without problems
• Use your will to bring peace between people
• Befriending every demon
• Try again and again
• Don’t wish for perfect health
• Attain deliverance in disturbances