Don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
The ocean of suffering is immense, but if you turn around, you can see the land. The seed of suffering …
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When you have this sense of concern, your mind automatically widens.
If we think only of ourselves, forget about other people, then our minds occupy very small area. Inside that small …
You’re a ghost driving a meat-coated skeleton made from stardust, riding a rock, hurtling through space.
You’re a ghost driving a meat-coated skeleton made from stardust, riding a rock, hurtling through space. Fear nothing.
Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior.
Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the …
Faith (saddha) does not mean blind belief
As a factor of the Buddhist path, faith (saddha) does not mean blind belief but a willingness to accept on …
Do they really want the truth, or do they actually just want to feel better?
As a teacher, one of the things that I find out about students relatively early on is whether they are …
Your life is subject to infinite revision.
When you are dreaming of what is possible for your life, you should know that anything is possible. You may …
What you need to do is stand still at one point, and let the mind spin around the circuit by itself.
In fact, you don’t have to run after the proliferating mind. Really, it just moves around its own enclosed circuit; …
Greed and anger are thieves who come to steal our peace of mind.
Greed and anger are thieves who come to steal our peace of mind. Do not mistake them for friends and …
The natural state is a non-state of not-knowing, non-concluding.
The natural state is a non-state of not-knowing, non-concluding. When there is knowing, there is a state. But your real …