Painting of a Rice Cake

"An Ancient Buddha said, " A painting of a rice-cake does not satisfy hunger".

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"When they transmit their teaching, they say, "This statement means that studying the sutras and commentaries dose not nourish true wisdom." Or they suppose it means that to study the sutras of the Three Vehicles or the One vehicle is not the way of perfect enlightenment. To think this statement means that expedient teachings are useless is a great mistake."


Dogen -- from Painting of a Rice-cake" ----- "Moon in a Dew Drop"
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"The Buddha way cannot be attained unless you practice, and without study it remains remote."

"To study with the mind means to study with the various aspects of the mind, such as consciousness, emotion and intellect."

Dogen --- from "Body and Mind Study of the Way" -- "Moon in a dew Drop"

Take that you ugly sacks of mostly water who say that you need not study and want to be spoon feed all the teachings...


Sorry its been that kind of day, month year...


Or as a sock puppet once said, "Read a Book!"