Tangerine Dharma

The day I actually tasted my refuge vows.

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“Since the first days of the Buddha’s teaching, if a person wanted to become a follower of the path, all they had to do was recite, “I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma (the teachings), I take refuge in the Sangha (the community of practitioners).” There is nothing to join, nothing to become — simply this turning of the heart. . .Like setting…