Just like a leaf which is still as long as no wind blows.
Just like a leaf which is still as long as no wind blows. If wind comes up the leaf flutters. …
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The more you meditate on mind training and dharma, the more supple your personality should become.
If, as you meditate on mind training, your personality becomes stiff with pride and arrogance, its as though you have …
The Greatness of Small Acts
“When you truly root yourself in a sense of responsibility and caring, then you will naturally act to ease the …
Why are we born?
Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again. Ajahn Chah
The heart-mind of all the Buddhas of the past, the present, and the future
“The heart-mind of all the Buddhas of the past, the present, and the future… is precisely your own heart-mind. Simply …
You talk about peace in some angry…mood
You talk about peace in some angry…mood [laughter, laughs]. Actually you are creating…war with angry mood. Rhhh, rhhh! That is …
Outer solitude is not as important as inner solitude
Solitude is extremely important, especially for calm abiding or shamatha meditation. […] But actually, outer solitude is not as important …
The Path of Saving Others
The Buddhist master Shantideva set forth a path for training in spiritual warriorship. In his text The Way of the …
Every moment is the guru.
“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red …
Anger and other destructive emotions are based on false projections of the mind.
“…Anger and other destructive emotions are based on false projections of the mind. While the inappropriate attention that nourishes anger …