“Nothing could be deeper than the womb of Prajnaparamita — the Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom — with whom all buddhas are linked — belly to belly" — "The Heart Sutra" by Red Pine
“Zen-gen hit the coffin and asked — Alive or dead? Dogo replied —I won’t say alive — I won’t say dead — Zen-gen demanded —Why won’t you say? Dogo repeated —I won’t say” — Case 55 “Blue Cliff Record”
The ancestors did not die — but were seen to have "disappeared" and become Orishas — comments on the Egun
“Emperor Su Tsung asked National Teacher Hui Chung — After you die — what will you need? The National Teacher said — Build a seamless monument for me” — Case 18 “Blue Cliff Record”
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“Drunk in the cemetery — during funeral rituals — kava users report a feeling of connection with the souls of the dead” — “Toxicological Risk Assessment and Multi-System Health Impacts from Exposure” — ED. Aristidis M. Tsatsakis
