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To become solitary and simple in utter aloneness — living wholly unconcerned about the multitude of worldly affairs, and abandoning and disentangling yourself from all things — is to die. We are born alone; we die alone.
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Once our false thinking has completely ceased
There is neither start nor conclusion, beginning nor end
In the oneness of Buddha and sentient beings
Say Namu-amida-butsu.
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In this brief span this body exists,
Clothing and food are of course indispensable;
But knowing them to be fruits of former lives,
I make no effort at all to obtain them.
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From far, far in the distant past,
Down to this day, this very instant,
Those things we have longed for most
Have not been attained, and we sorrow.
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With aversion for sect superiors and their pomp,
I have no wish for monk disciples;
Not in search of lay supporters,
I court the favor of no one.
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Food, clothing, and shelter are the three evil paths. To desire and make a display of clothing is karma for the path of beasts. To greedily crave food is karma for the path of famished ghosts. To set up a shelter is karma for the path of hell. Hence, if you aspire to part from the three evil paths, you must free yourself from food, clothing, and shelter.
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In the Buddha's teaching, unless you cast away body and life, there can be no realization of benefit.
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To reach the borders of the uncreated,
Just let go! This is genuine gratitude.
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Born:
1234
Died:
1289
(aged 55)
Bio:
Ippen Shōnin was a Japanese Buddhist itinerant preacher who founded the Ji-shū branch of Pure Land Buddhism.
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