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ON E N E S SQuarterly Newsletter of the Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose Dharma Legacy Vol. 2 No. 3 Autumn 1998Inside:vAutumn HaikuvInvisible Eyelashes book reviewand discussion classvNew!emony: a Buddhist confirmationritevRecent Legacy ActivitiesBe Yourselfby Rev. Gyomay M. Kuboseidea of salvation, which means tobe saved. When one speaks oftors, one who saves and one whois saved. This is the general con-in which one says petitionaryprayers to some external power insaved is that God saves you. It isbelieving in a prayer of “Pleasesave me” or “Please help me.”term salvation or being saveddoes not apply in the way of Bud-Enlightenment. Enlightenmentout that you are you. To becomeyourself is true “salvation.” Whenyou really become yourself, thereis fulfillment, realization, and sat-isfaction. Buddhist teachings allWho are you? You will not find theanswer outside of yourself. Youmust look into yourself. You cana selfish, self-centered approach.It does sound egotistical to saya better way to express this is toare no two “I’s.” The I that is real-ized is where the ego self and thetrue self really become one. It iswhen all things come from within.There is no regret in such an ab-surely there will be regret. Buddhafinding yourself. By being yourselfhave to look into yourself and beyourself.When one realized his true selfhe will be able to see how othersother things in nature. When I seea pine tree on a cliff, summit, orwhatever location, its true selfshines forth. The pine tree standsstately as a pine tree against allunder the scorching sun, againstthe freezing north wind. You areare a courageous pine tree andyou give me inspiration and cour-age.” The pine tree becomes myteacher.become good friends. So it is witheverything else. We all have to bewe realize the oneness of allstones, or whatever it is. There isa very sweet and harmonioussharing of life, a oneness, a realhugging of life. Whether it is be-tween people or other things innature, we become one in a stateof true life.

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Open to all! TiSarana Cer-

Religions usually center around the

being saved there must be two fac-

cept in most religions. In such reli-

gions there is a dualistic approach

order to be saved. The way you are

Buddhism has a totally different

approach. In Buddhism there is no

dichotomy of saver and saved. The

dhism. Instead, Buddhism talks of

means to enlighten oneself, to find

deal with how to become you, your-

self. This “you” is a great problem.

come to the center of yourself and

here find and realize your true self.

Some people may interpret this as

the Buddhist way is to realize that

“I am I.” However, this “I” is not the

ego self; it is the true self. Actually,

say that this “I” is beyond the dual-

ism of ego self and true self. There

solute, subjective way of life. If you

are moved by external things, then

taught that you must become you.

All his teachings center around this

you truly actualize what you are. You

are truly themselves too. This holds

not only for other people but for all

kinds of wind and weather. I say to

the pine tree, “Oh, you stand there

always there, never escaping. You

In feeling we hug each other and

ourselves. By becoming ourselves

things. By realizing this state of un-

derstanding, there results commu-

nication on a higher level of life with

other people, pine trees, bamboo,