The four-fold sangha

“When sacred and secular are intermingled, even the great sages cannot distinguish between them. When monk and lay practice are interwoven, the fragrance of thousands of plum blossoms fill the ten directions. Even the Buddha fails to discern one from the other.” - from The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori

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• Clouds and Water, from The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori

• When my Son Became a Monk by Sarah Conover