October 2020 Zazenkai Talk (The Verse of Atonement & The Four Vows)
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The VERSE OF ATONEMENT All harmful acts, words and thoughts, ever committed by me since of old,On account of beginningless greed, anger and ignorance,Born of my body, mouth and mind,Now I atone for them all The FOUR VOWS To save all sentient beings, though beings numberlessTo transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustibleTo perceive Reality, though Reality is boundlessTo attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Oct 2nd-3rd, 2020 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI ยป
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