In the Book of Serenity, the case 67 is called the Flower Adornment Scripture's Wisdom. The case says that the Flower Adornment Scripture says I now see all sentient beings everywhere fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the enlightened ones. But because of false conceptions and attachments they do not realize it. And then In the commentary it says that in the same scripture, in the chapter on manifestation, it says, O children of Buddhas, there is not a single sentient being who does not fully possess the wisdom of the enlightened ones.

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It is only because of false conceptions error and attachments that they do not realize it. At the end of a movie, I heard this guy say something like, we are born to error and frailty. And we may reciprocally

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forgive each other's folly. This is the law of nature. As I often say, Zen folks get weary.

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Zen folks do get weary wearing that same shabby robe. So when they're weary, try a little tenderness. They may be waiting, just anticipating things they may never possess. So while they're waiting, try a little tenderness and forgiveness. Mutually. And the doors of wisdom will open and we will see what Buddha sees, that all sentient beings fully possess the wisdom and virtue of the enlightened ones.

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At the same time, we are born to error. And because of the error, we do not realize. However, mutually forgiving the error is the law of nature. is the Dharma of nature, is the Buddha nature. And again, this forgiveness opens the door to wisdom. Listening to the cries of all living beings with their attachment and error, the attachment and error drop away.

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And the ratna, the jewel, gotra, lineage is revealed. And it's a hard job to forgive and be forgiven, to remember to be tender moment after moment, to remember to listen and observe with compassion moment after moment. it's a very big responsibility to be a human being.

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And this is a job for us. one of the highly respected Zen ancestors who compiled the Book of Serenity. He collected the stories, and he wrote poems about each story in Chinese.

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So this is the poem he wrote for this case. sky covers, earth bears, supports, rather than earth bears, like earth dogs in earth camps. But it's spelled the same, right? Bears and bears spell the same. But I think it's this kind of bear. Sky covers, earth bears. Making a mass, making a clump.

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Pervading the universe, without limits. Breaking down sub-atomic particles with no inside. Getting to the end of the mysterious subtlety. Who distinguishes turning towards and away. Buddhas and ancestors come to pay the debt for what they said. Ask old teacher Wang of Nanchuan, each person just eats one stalk of vegetable.

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And I say, that's a big responsibility. Thank you for another day.

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We had a day together, didn't we? Yes. I'd like to quote another verse by Sage Otis Redding. I'll go with the one that you quoted earlier, and I won't attempt to sing it. I've been loving you too long to stop now. You were tired and you want to be free. My love is growing stronger as you become a habit to me. Oh, I've been loving you a little too long. I don't want to stop now. With you, my life has been so wonderful. I can't stop now. Thank you. Denise, you want to recite a poem?

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Do you want to? A bee is going to recite a poem, maybe. I'll do it in tunnel first. She's going to do it in Tamil first. So it means you are rain. You are the heat. You are the tenderness in my heart, and you are the pain when I stick my finger in the fire.

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Ah, I see now. This is what we humans call love. And as I shared with the Yoga Room group the other night, the pain of love is the greatest joy. There's other joys. The ancestor of Sangha says that's the greatest joy. There's joy in love, too.

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But it's the joy of the pain of love that he felt was the grandest of all. I hope today was painful enough for you. Any other offerings today? Yes? Could you hear her? Denise, could you come up here and say it? Going to water, going to seed, going to see if water can unplant me. Thank you.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you. May our intention extend to every being and place with the truth.

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