Awakening is not a thing. It is not a goal, not a concept. It is not something to be attained. It is a metamorphosis.
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In the Moments of Non-Awakening
By Larry Yang — 2021
Larry Yang takes an honest look at what it means to be a dharma teacher who hasn’t been, and doesn’t imagine ever being, enlightened.
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