Look carefully at the cards, let yourself be guided by your intuition and choose your favorite.
Right in that card, there is a message that we hope will inspire you to take matters in your own hands right now in this moment, not later, not tomorrow, but now, because the time to act and improve your life is NOW.
Beyond Illusion
Commentary on the Card: The butterfly in this card represents the outer, that which is constantly moving and that which is not real but an illusion.
Behind the butterfly is the face of consciousness, looking inward to that which is eternal. That space between the two eyes has opened, revealing the lotus of spiritual unfoldment and the rising sun of awareness.
Through the rising of the inner sun, meditation is born. The card reminds us to look outside for what is real, but to look within. When we focus on externals, we too often get caught up in judgments – this is good, this is bad, I want this, I do not want that.
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These judgments keep us trapped in our illusions, our sleepiness, our old habits, and patterns. Drop your opinionated mind and move inside.
There, you can relax into your own deepest truth, where the difference between dreams and reality is already known.
Meaning of the Card: This is the only distinction between the dream and the real; reality allows you to doubt, and the dream does not allow you to doubt… To me, the capacity to doubt is one of the greatest blessings to humanity.
The religions have been enemies because they have been cutting the very roots of doubt, and there is a reason why they have been doing that: because they want people to believe in certain illusions that they have been preaching…
Why have the people like Gauntam Buddha been so insistent that the whole existence – except your witnessing self, except your awareness – is just ephemeral, made of the same stuff as dreams are made of?
They are not saying that these trees are not there. Do not misunderstand because of the word “illusion” … it has been translated as an illusion, but the illusion is not the right word.
Illusion does not really exist. Reality exists. Maya is just in between – it almost exists. As far as day-to-day activities are concerned, it can be taken as reality. Only in the ultimate sense, from the peak of your illumination, does it become unreal, illusory.”
2. Transformation
Commentary on the Card: The central figure in this card sits atop the vast flower of the void, and holds the symbols of transformation–the sword that cuts through illusion, the snake that rejuvenates itself by shedding its skin, the broken chain of limitations, and the yin/yang symbol of transcending duality.
One of its hands rests on its lap, open and receptive. The other reaches down to touch the mouth of a sleeping face, symbolizing the silence that comes when we are at rest.
This is a time for a deep let-go. Allow any pain, sorrow, or difficulty just to be there, accepting its “facticity”.
It is very much like the experience of Gautam Buddha when, after years of seeking, he finally gave up knowing there was nothing more than he could do.
That very night, he became enlightened. Transformation comes, like death, in its own time. And, like death, it takes you from one dimension into another.
Meaning of the Card: A master in Zen is not simply a teacher. In all the religions there are only teachers.
They teach you about subjects which you don’t know, and they ask you to believe because there is no way to bring those experiences into objective reality. Neither has the teacher known them–he has believed them; he transfers his belief to somebody else.
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Zen is not a believer’s world. It is not for the faithful ones; it is for those daring souls who can drop all belief, unbelief, doubt, reason, mind, and simply enter into their pure existence without boundaries.
But it brings a tremendous transformation. Hence, let me say that while others are involved in philosophies, Zen is involved in metamorphosis, in a transformation. It is authentic alchemy: it changes you from base metal into gold.
But its language has to be understood, not with your reasoning and intellectual mind but with your loving heart. Or even just listening, not bothering whether it is true or not.
And a moment comes suddenly that you see it, which has been eluding you your whole life. Suddenly, what Gautam Buddha called ‘eighty-four thousand doors’ open.
3. Success
Commentary on the Card: This character is obviously “on top of the world” right now, and the whole world is celebrating his success with a ticker-tape parade!
Because of your willingness to accept the recent challenges of life, you are now–or you soon will be–enjoying a wonderful ride on the tiger of success.
Welcome it, enjoy it, and share your joy with others--and remember that all bright parades have a beginning and an end.
If you keep this in mind and squeeze every drop of juice out of the happiness you are experiencing now, you will be able to take the future as it comes without regrets.
But don’t be tempted to try to hold on to this abundant moment, or coat it in plastic so that it lasts forever.
The greatest wisdom to keep in mind with all the phenomena in the parade of your life, whether they be valleys or peaks, is that “this too will pass”. Celebrate, yes, and keep on riding the tiger.
Meaning of the Card: Watch the waves in the ocean. The higher the wave goes, the deeper is the wake that follows it. One moment you are the wave, another moment you are the hollow wake that follows.
Enjoy both–don’t get addicted to one. Don’t say: I would always like to be on the peak. It is not possible.
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Simply see the fact: it is not possible. It has never happened and it will never happen. It is simply impossible–not in the nature of things.
Then what to do? Enjoy the peak while it lasts and then enjoys the valley when it comes. What is wrong with the valley? What is wrong with being low? It is a relaxation. A peak is an excitement, and nobody can exist continuously in an excitement.
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5 래빗스 메가웨이즈
Zhang Xin은 그것을 받아 아래를 내려다 보았고 Jiangxi의 기념관이었습니다.
럭키 네코
더욱이 이 연극에는 많은 오페라가 포함되어 있지만 연극을 들어본 사람이라면 누구나 이해할 수 있습니다.
The argumentation was compelling and well-structured. I found myself nodding along as I read.
슬롯 머신
그의 경기력은 정말 실망스러웠고 완전히 패배한 것처럼 보였습니다.
무료 슬롯
Zhu Houzhao는 다시 말했습니다. “Qing 가족은 나를 Ming으로 어떻게 생각합니까?”
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라이즈 오브 올림푸스
Hongzhi 황제는이 순간에 더 겸손해야하지 않습니까?
황제 슬롯
연두색 눈동자가 잔치를 벌이는 덩젠을 바라보았다.
파워 오브 토르 메가웨이즈
그들의 노래하는 목소리는 그다지 훌륭하지도 않고, 심지어… 조금 열등합니다.
프라그마틱 무료
그의 말을 듣고 Fang Jifan은 갑자기 바람이 부는 것을 느꼈습니다. 이 말은 꽤 꿰뚫고 있습니다!
The effort you’ve put into this post is evident and much appreciated. It’s clear you care deeply about The work.
What a refreshing take on this subject. I completely agree with The points!
Consistently high-high quality content, as if you’re trying to show us all up.
The post provoked a lot of thought and taught me something new. Thank you for such engaging content.
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카이센 윈즈
Zhu Houzhao는 Dowager 황후를 향해 “증조모, Sun Chen은 노래를 잘합니까? “라고 말했습니다.
에그벳300
Ouyang Zhi는 고통에 울기 시작했고 그의 몸은 무의식적으로 경련을 일으켰습니다.
마종 웨이즈 2
“류 내시의 대부가 베이징으로 돌아왔다. 그는 … 방문 휴가를 요청했다.”
에그벳
“도대체 무슨 소리야? 감히 말도 안 되는 소리를 해!” 리얀은 화를 냈다.
가네샤 골드
지친 수험생들은 흐르는 물처럼 자공학원을 빠져나왔다.
피망 뉴 베가스
이에 대답한 후 신하들을 보내었고, 우도춘은 몇 명의 제자를 불러들였다.
미스터 플레이 슬롯
Hongzhi 황제는 이미 미소를 지었습니다. 위대한 승리입니다. 이것은 위대한 승리입니다.
슬롯 무료 게임
Zhang Mao는 여전히 충격을 받고 오랫동안 진정 할 수 없었고 절을했습니다. “늙은 목사가 여기 있습니다.”
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