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If you have enough freedom,
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freedom from the past or the future,
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from our afflictions, from our anger,
from our hatred,
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from our worries,
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if we are free from these things,
the Pure Land is for us.
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You don't have to die in order to...
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be reborn in the Pure Land.
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In fact, you have to be
very mindful, very alive.
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And you can be reborn
in the Pure Land right away,
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The same thing is true
with the Kingdom of God.
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Many people think that...
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they'll go to the Kingdom of God
only after they die.
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But I advised them not to wait like that.
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They have to step into it right now.
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You have to be very alive,
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very free.
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And with that kind of aliveness,
with freedom,
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you need only one step in order
to enter the Kingdom of God.
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The Kingdom of God is a reality,
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(Whether they) are available in the here
and now depends on you.
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Why do you have to practice 10 years
in order to go into the Pure Land?
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A few minutes would be enough.
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When you walk,
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you may like
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to concentrate on the soles of your feet.
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Don't stay up here.
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Go down.
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Bring all your concentration
beneath your feet.
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And touch the feet like
you touch a wonder of life
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because the planet Earth
is a real wonder of life.
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You touch the Earth
like you kiss the Earth...
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with your feet.
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It's wonderful.
It's very healing to you,
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and healing to the Earth.
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If mankind knows how to walk like that,
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the Earth will suffer less.
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We have destroyed much of...
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Mother Earth.
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And by doing so we destroy ourselves.
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That is why walking meditation
is to learn again...
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how to love,
how to take care of the Earth,
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and how to love and
take care of ourselves.
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Because we are the Earth.
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Not only we are children of the Earth,
but we are the Earth.
