--- In [email protected], Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Carlos, Alex, and All, > I have heard a Zen teacher say that letting go of > attachments is simply making peace with the focus of > attachment; what you have been attached to may not > vaporize but it doesn't take you to hell either, once > you've made peace with it. Most Buddhists have heard > the story about demons in the cave, who kept bothering > a man (I think a famous teacher whose name eludes me) > until he invited the demons in to have a seat and a > cup of tea. Being a peacemaker sounds like a good > thing.
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