{"id":9506,"date":"2011-07-13T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=9506"},"modified":"2011-07-13T20:42:41","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T12:42:41","slug":"zen-elephant-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2011\/07\/zen-elephant-of-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zen Elephant of Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here, Edward Monkton gets his ‘Zen’ right,
\nthough he doesn’t use the word ‘Zen.
\nBut Zen is Zen whether you call it so or not!<\/p>\n

Zen is indeed about living truly and happily in the moment,
\nfrom moment to moment,
\nwith a sense of joy and wonder,
\ntaking nothing for granted,
\neven when it comes to the littlest ‘mundane’ things like doing the dishes.<\/p>\n

It is impossible, however,
\nto do evil while being true and happy,
\nbecause it is against our Buddha-nature.
\nYes, Zen is always slanted towards goodness and purity.<\/p>\n

Related Article:<\/strong>
\nZen Dog Not
\nhttps:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2011\/07\/zen-dog-not<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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