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Core Teachings From Shaku Mui Shin Shi Ajari
(Sensei Mui)

Araha.m Sutta: The Arahant

[Deva:]

He who's an Arahant, his work achieved, 
Free from taints, in final body clad, 
That monk still might use such words as "I." 
Still perchance might say: "They call this mine." 
... 
Would such a monk be prone to vain conceits? 

 [The Blessed One:]

Bonds are gone for him without conceits, 
All delusion's chains are cast aside: 
Truly wise, he's gone beyond such thoughts.
That monk still might use such words as "I," 
Still perchance might say: "They call this mine." 
Well aware of common worldly speech, 
He would speak conforming to such use.

                                                              — Samyutta Nikaya 1.25

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(This represents only a partial reading list. Please also search under eBooks for more.)

Teachings of the Buddha in His Own Words 
The Vipallasas: The Distortion of Perception
The Road to Hell is Paved: the Paradox of the Bodhisattva Vow
Going Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors
The Faith Devotee, the Pure Land and the Visuddhimagga
On Creating a Better Delusion
The Myth of Original Enlightenment
Buddha Nature or Luminous Mind?
Forty Objects of Meditation
An Overview of Mental Refinement
Authentic Dhamma
What Is and What Is Not Dhamma
Does the Pure Land Even Have a Starbucks?
On Mahāyāna & Hinayāna


Pure Land Buddhism
Rational Amidism, Modes of Existence
The Nature of Faith
The Esoteric Meaning of “Amida”

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