Another quote I found inspiring as some "answer" for #GatelessGate case 2 :

- Does an enlightened person fall under the law of cause and effect or not?
- Sakyamuni Buddha saw the morning star and was enlightened, and he said, "I, and the great earth and beings, simultaneously achieve the Way."

This one sounded relevant to me, as it highlighted how #enlightenment is not a thing that happens to an individual in particular.

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Those things you can find in second hand books...

A written note from the author of the book, Francis Cook, to one of his friends.

I really wonder how this book ended up in my hands. Feels like intrusion into somebody else's life, but also like a part of life worth preserving.

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