Richard Stodart

By nature, there are three kinds of mirror: one called ‘the Mirror of Heaven’, one called ‘the Mirror of Earth’, and one called ‘the Human Mirror’. These ‘mirrors’ are invisible and inaudible. When you become calm by being self-possessed, your body will naturally be upright. Beyond question, they will quiet you and purify you, so that nothing will trouble your body.

When Chiang-si Ma-tsu [Baso] formerly studied with Nan-yuëh [Nangaku], Nan-yuëh personally granted the seal of the mind to him. This is the beginning of [the tradition of] tile polishing. Subsequently, Ma-tsu resided at the Chuan' fa yüan Temple, doing seated meditation day in and day out for some ten years or more. We are told that even when snowbound he never neglected his practice, no matter how frozen his sitting place.

One day while visiting Ma-tsu's hut, Nan-yuëh asked him, “What have you been doing lately?”

Ma-tsu replied, “These days I am just doing zazen.”

Nan-yuëh asked, “And what is doing zazen for?”

Ma-tsu replied, “I strive to make a buddha.”

Thereupon, Nan-yuëh took a roof tile and began rubbing it on a rock near Ma-tsu's hut.

Seeing him do this, Ma-tsu asked at once, “Reverend monk, what are you doing?”

Nan-yuëh replied, “I am polishing a roof tile.”

Ma-tsu asked, “What are you going to make by polishing a roof tile?”

Nan-yuëh replied, “I am polishing it to make a mirror.”

Ma-tsu then asked, “How can you possibly make a mirror by rubbing a tile?”

Nan-yuëh replied, “How can you possibly make a buddha by doing zazen?”

We should truly comprehend that when the polished tile became a mirror, Ma-tsu became Buddha. And when Ma-tsu became Buddha, Ma-tsu immediately became the real Ma-tsu. And when Ma-tsu became the real Ma-tsu, his sitting in meditation immediately became real zazen. Thus it is that the Ancient Mirror was made from a roof tile.

—Excerpted from S, "Kokyo" (An Ancient Mirror) by Eihei Dogen

Fourth Lloyd Productions

Publishing And Book Design

Fourth Lloyd Productions, LLC, is a small book publishing and production house working in design and production with independent authors, and also is the representative of the art of Richard Stodart.

Among its house list of publications are the journals of Lewis Thompson, Volumes I and II, and a book series on autism.

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For information on book production design services, please contact Nancy Stodart at 4thLloyd@gmail.com

New Book Designed for Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP

ISBN 9798218147846, available from Amazon

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—Nirala Jacobi, ND
The SIBO Doctor, Host of the SIBO Doctor Podcast
Director, Biome Clinic, New South Wales, Australia

“Thank you, Dr. Sandberg-Lewis, for the gift of this book. The conventional approach to treating reflux is not only inadequate but harmful. It not only makes no attempt to find root causes but actually ignores basic GI physiology. There is a great need for the depth of insight and practical treatments of Let’s Be Real About Reflux.”

—Leo Galland, MD, Board-certified in internal medicine
Author, The Allergy Solution

Pioneer in studying the impact of intestinal microbes (the gut microbiome) and intestinal permeability (‘leaky gut”) on health and disease

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—Paul S. Anderson, ND

Naturopathic physician, author of Cancer: The Journey from Diagnosis to Empowerment
Creator of ConsultDrA.com, a continuing education website and Advanced Applications in Medical Practice (AAMP) Conferences

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—Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, Lac
Instructor, Advanced Gastroenterology, National University of Natural Medicine

IBS Board of Advisors and Faculty Member, GI Health Foundation

Author of the free educational website siboinfo.com

“Dr. Steven Sandberg Lewis is a legend in the field of natural approaches to gastroenterology. His books are required reading for any natural medicine practitioner and have always sat prominently, well-worn and well-loved, on my desk. Let’s Be Real About Reflux is an indispensable resource for gastroenterologists as well as those suffering from this common malady.”

—Joshua Z. Goldenberg, ND, FABNG

Researcher, Brain Injury Research Solutions and Helfgott Research Institute

Naturopathic Doctor, Goldenberg GI Center

“Open the book, start reading, and take the deep dive into reflux.”

—Leonard B. Weinstock, MD, Board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology

Physician, Specialists in Gastroenterology, St. Louis, Missouri

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Richard Stodart

Picture is reality, reality is picture

An Ancient Mirror, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 28" x 28"

Mary Magdalene

Fourth Lloyd Productions

Publishing And Book Design

New Book Designed for Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP

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