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Poetry is a dumb buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.
-Natalie Goldberg
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Poetry Is A Dumb Buddha Who Thinks

Natalie Goldberg
Poetry is a dumb buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.
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When we say, "i take refuge in the buddha," we should also understand that "the buddha takes refuge in me," because without the second part the first part is not complete. the buddha needs us for awakening, understanding, and love to be real things and not just concepts. they must be real things that have real effects on life. whenever i say, "i take refuge in the buddha," i hear "the buddha takes refuge in me."
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How come people always flip and think they're jesus? why not buddha? particularly in america, where more people resemble buddha than jesus. 'ah'm buddha!' 'you're bubba!' 'ah'm buddha now..all i gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt.
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When i said that i am the buddha, the christ, the lord maitreya, and more, it was not a question of superiority or inferiority. i added that phrase 'and more' very carefully, because i knew that people had a very limited understanding of the buddha and the christ, and hence if i said: 'i am the christ, the buddha', they would limit that reality to their own conceptions of the buddha or the christ, and life has no limit.
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