Where Is The Place of Practice?

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A young bodhisattva named Shining Adornment once asked Vimalakirti, “Layman, where are you coming from?”  “I’m coming from the place of practice."  “The place of practice—where is that?"  Vimalakirti said, “Mind itself is the practice hall.”
 
Generosity of giving is the place of practice because it hopes for no reward. Patience or forbearance is the place of practice, for it enables the mind to be free of obstruction. Zeal and energy are the places of practice because they forestall laziness. Meditation is the place of practice because it makes the mind tame and gentle. Wisdom is the place of practice because it sees all things as they are.

By Zen Master Wu Kwang

Check out a clip from the Kwan Um Zen Online Study Group, Everything is Always Changing

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