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Larchfire: Photography from India, Nepal and Tibet, plus quotations primarily from traditions in Yoga and Buddhism

To me, total responsibility means that everything–literally every single phenomenon inside and outside of my being –is wholly a projection of myself.
Zazen is difficult precisely because it is so hard for us to accept that these seemingly external phenomena are our own projections and reflections, or even our own creations. —Eido Shimano Roshi, <i> Buddhadharma </i>
<i> L1656 wall painting, Tibetan monastery, Bodhgaya </i>

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To me, total responsibility means that everything–literally every single phenomenon inside and outside of my being –is wholly a projection of myself. Zazen is difficult precisely because it is so hard for us to accept that these seemingly external phenomena are our own projections and reflections, or even our own creations. —Eido Shimano Roshi, Buddhadharma L1656 wall painting, Tibetan monastery, Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya painting Buddhism Eido Shimano Roshi Buddhadharma Tibetan Monastery