Ideas from 'Centring' by Anon (Cent) [500 BCE], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Zen Flesh, Zen Bones' (ed/tr Reps,Paul) [Penguin 1971,0-14-021283-3]].

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

8228	Being is revealed at the point between waking and sleep

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / a. Other minds

8232	Neglect your self, and feel the consciousness of each other being

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act

8230	Just as you have the impulse to do something, stop

25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle

8234	Bondage and liberation are relative terms, which only frighten those already terrified of the universe

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 4. Zen Buddhism

8227	Feel your whole body saturated with cosmic essence

8229	The serenity in blue sky beyond clouds

8231	Abandon attachment to body, and feel the joy of being everywhere

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

8233	Imagine fire burning up your whole body, but not you