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      Zen Llamas

      Alpacas and Vicuñas

      Also by Buddha and the editors at Mango Publishing

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      Zen Llamas

      MEDITATIONS

      WISE MINDS

      LLAMA LOVERS

      FOR

      THE

      OF

      Buddha

      and the editors of

      Mango Media

      Alpacas and Vicuñas

      Mango PublishingCoral Gables

      Copyright © 2019 Mango Publishing.

      Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.

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      Layout Design and cover: Roberto Núñez

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      Zen Llamas, Alpacas, and Vicuñas: Meditations for the Wise Minds of Llama Lovers

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Number: 2019932086

      ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-019-6, (ebook) 978-1-64250-020-2

      BISAC category code: PHI025000 PHILOSOPHY / Zen

      Printed in the United States of America

      Introduction

      Dearest llama, alpaca, and vicuña-loving friend,

      If Buddha were a llama, this is the book he would have written, instead of the long and often inscrutable Buddhist works scholars know and study today. Throughout the pages of this book, you will find excerpts of ancient texts, wise words, and quotes inspired by Buddhist teachings. Each of these is meant to provide a drop of wisdom to your day, taken from the overflowing ocean that the Zen path provides. As you work your way through the truths found within this text, you will be accompanied on each page by a llama, alpaca, or vicuña—all examples of what is means to be present and at peace.

      We hope you gain wisdom and enjoyment from this book, and embrace your own personal path to enlightenment.

      YOUR FRIENDS AT MANGO PUBLISHING

      MIND AND BODY9

      Verse 1: “Health is the most precious gain and...”11

      Verse 2: “The more you know, the less you need...”12

      Verse 3: “Wonderful, indeed, it is to subdue the mind...”13

      Verse 4: “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short...”14

      Verse 5: “Neither mother, father, nor any other relative...”15

      Verse 6: “Let the discerning man guard the mind, so...”17

      Verse 7: “A sense of contentment is crucial to being...”18

      Verse 8: “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts...”19

      Verse 9: “My mind is compliant, released,...”20

      Verse 10: “Nothing can harm you as much as your own...”21

      Verse 11: “Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten...”23

      Verse 12: “A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune...”24

      Verse 13: “All experiences are preceded by mind, having...”25

      Verse 14: “Meditate…do not delay, lest you later regret...”26

      Verse 15: “Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices...”27

      Verse 16: “In our modern society everything seems geared...”29

      Verse 17: “Anger and fear undermine our immune system...”30

      Verse 18: “Eye & ear & nose, tongue & body & mind:...”31

      Verse 19: “Ardently do today what must be done...”32

      Verse 20: “Leaving aside the perspective of spiritual...”33

      Verse 21: “Knowing this body...”35

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