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Saturday, November 2, 2019

Selflessness

When the meaning of selflessness is to annihilate all the evil desires or to give up the idea of fame or profit, that is one-sided idea. Selflessness is also means strong self. The toughness of the self which is always free from personal attachment.  -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-06-28 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC