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  • Vincent Lim

The Parable of the Vessel

Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022by Teahouse

In his memoir, Vessel (Pínáng / 筏喩), Cai Chongda (蔡崇達) describes the tough-love advice given to him by his great-grandmother (太姥爷 / 太婆): “Your body’s a vessel. If you wait on it to do something, there’s no hope for you. If you put your body to work, you can start to live.” Those words made […]

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  • daishin

Different expectations

Posted on April 22, 2021April 23, 2021by Teahouse

bird tugs worm out of soft groundworm does not think “this should not be happening.” Support Our Dharma Work

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  • Sherri Maxwell

A Current of Thoughts

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016by Teahouse

Sherri Maxwell Current events in the US and UK have inspired thoughts on the multitude of conflicts in the world. How do we resolve them, I wonder? Immigrant vs citizen (Britain leaving the European Union), the 1 per cent vs the 99 per cent, black vs white, police vs civilian, and endless religious differences . […]

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