Taste of Liberation

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Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so do all of the teachings of Buddha have but one taste, the taste of liberation.

Buddhist teaching shared by Jack Kornfield, "The Wise Heart" in The Best Buddhist Writing 2009

Room for improvement!

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You are perfect just the way you are.  And ... there is still room for improvement!

Shunryu Suzuki, Zen master

Emancipation

A young monk asked the Master:
"How can I ever get emancipated?"
The Master replied:
"Who has ever put you in bondage?"

Buddhist Teachings