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- proper noun A
Buddhist monk andphilosopher , Yunmen Wenyan.
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Examples
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Zen teacher Ummon said to the assembled monks, I do not ask about 15 days ago, or 15 days hence.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon's statement -- "Every day is a good day" -- is, on its face, absurd.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Each of us is Phil the groundhog, each of us is Phil Connors, each of us is a monk in Ummon's assembly, facing the mystery of our human life as it unfolds day by day.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Zen teacher Ummon said to the assembled monks, I do not ask about 15 days ago, or 15 days hence.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon's statement -- "Every day is a good day" -- is, on its face, absurd.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Zen teacher Ummon said to the assembled monks, I do not ask about 15 days ago, or 15 days hence.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Each of us is Phil the groundhog, each of us is Phil Connors, each of us is a monk in Ummon's assembly, facing the mystery of our human life as it unfolds day by day.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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