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Zen: The uncertainty of certainty is always certain

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 24 Nov 21

The old Zen master, Herletx Xebloski, was talking about our so often mistaken certainty of our certainty, and this is what he said to his students: [b]"To be certain is always painful, as Zen is like a fish in a river. Its...

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Zen story: The certainty of uncertainty

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 3 Oct 21

The Zen master, Kowlich Ripocke, had been asked about how he could be so certain of his Zen, and of it being ultimately true too. Here was his answer: [i]"You might also ask me what has uncertainty got to do with love, or...

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What does “serene certainty” most probably mean?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 21 Sep 13

serene means "peaceful, tranquil", then what sense does it make when collocate with "certainty"? an untroubled and fixed outcome?

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Does it ever disturb you how sure everyone is that they are right?

NefariousFox @NefariousFox (161) • United States 31 Jul 09

No matter what political beliefs people hold, they are sure of themselves. The entire country is polarized into BASICALLY two camps, each believing with total conviction that the other is deluded. When I consider this, it...

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A Horse Called Risk

Brian @wolfie34 (26770) • United Kingdom 5 Apr 07

Imagine you worked in a betting shop and a customer came in and put £7,500 on a horse to win he was adamant it would win and he tells you he's so sure he's bet every last penny he has on the horse The name of the horse has...

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How Do You Plan Your Life

hmike_d @hmike_d (1529) • Philippines 3 Jan 07

All of us normal and good people always ask ourselves what are the things we need to do and know while living under the sun. We dont know what will happen next after we shook and sleep at our bedrooms and anything after... we...