Just A Vessel
We can apply investigation of the body (kāyagatāsati) in order to develop the feeling of seclusion (vivēka) – seclusion through …
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The Buddha tells us that sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tactile sensations, and ideas are poisonous.
It’s like a man with a strong thirst from having traveled a long way. He asks for water, but the …
Sense of right or wrong, good or bad.
It’s as if you leave home and lose your wallet. It fell out of your pocket onto the road away …
Whoever comes to Love’s holy space proud and full of himself, will be sent away.
Who is in the house of my heart, I cried in the middle of the night. Love [God] said, “It …
The true significance of “take refuge in the Buddha”.
皈依佛，不只是把佛陀作為依賴對象，作為人身保險，而是發願成就佛菩薩那樣的品質。這才是皈依佛的真正意義。 – 海濤法師 “Take refuge in the Buddha” isn’t made merely for the sake of having the Buddha to lean …
In Consciousness there is neither religion nor non-religion.
In Consciousness there is neither religion nor non-religion. Religions are the creations of the human intellects. – Nisargadatta Maharaj
What is it that hears?
What is this mind? Who is hearing these sounds? Do not mistake any state for self-realization, But continue to ask …
Whatever the mind wants, don’t let it have it.
In our practice they say not to follow your own moods. Consider: we have been fooled for countless lifetimes already …
Because it’s the right thing to do.
“Because it’s the right thing to do.” FN-2187
Looking for consciousness in the brain is like looking inside a radio for the announcer.
Looking for consciousness in the brain is like looking inside a radio for the announcer. – Physicist Nassim Haramein