ones to sin."
New American Bible, New Testament, Luke
17:1-2, (Christianity, Words of Christ)
"Even though there may be an every-day
purity, silt-clear as a river's water in
autumn, how can it possibly compare with a
luminous spring night, the moon softened by
haze? Many are the houses where people
yearn thus for a spotlessly clean life, but,
however much they sweep this way and
that, their
hearts are still not emptied and clear."
The Denkoroku, Chapter 7, Page 40, Stanza 1,
(Buddhism, Zen)
Arriving with a calm smile upon her
face, the most reverend master walked
towards me, complimenting me upon my
monastery and how it had been erected to
almost perfection. Every religious statue,
picture, symbol and book had been arranged
according to energy, placed to create a
specific energetic function. Showing me an
area which was not quite finished, she told
me what changes needed to be made to
make the monastery 'energetically' perfect,
thus, affording energetic protection from
dark forces.
Another monk stood beside her as