Keep It Simple
Once you have committed to a particular path, I suggest that you look for the simplest way forward. You should …
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Because it cannot be grasped through any nature or characteristic at all.
Seeing all Buddhas and hearing their teachings, great bodhisattvas become very joyful: not attached to their own bodies or to …
The road is the goal and you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom.
Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach …
It’s developing a friendly attitude to ourselves, accepting the hidden neurosis coming through.
In meditation practice, finally, we are exposed. We hoped that we wouldn’t have to go through the embarrassment of exposing …
There is nothing spiritual outside
There’s nothing spiritual outside. My rosary isn’t spiritual; my robes aren’t spiritual. Spiritual means the mind, and spiritual people are …
The way out of a trap is to study the trap itself, learn how it is built. You do this by taking the thing apart piece by piece. The trap can’t trap you if it has been taken to pieces. The result is freedom.
Buddhism advises you not to implant feelings that you don’t really have or avoid feelings that you do have. If …
Practicing the Dhamma does not necessarily mean that the path of life becomes smooth. What does become smooth is our journey along the path.
Practicing the Dhamma does not necessarily mean that the path of life becomes smooth. What does become smooth is our …
Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
“Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” Native American saying
Seven common faults of beginning Dharma practitioners
“Dear friends, on this auspicious new moon I would like to remind you of the seven common faults of beginning …
Crystal Mirror Theater of Awareness Mind
In the crystal mirror theater of awareness mind the supreme artist performs his magical displays, but rare is the clear …