Conquer the mind’s five poisons and the eight worldly concerns.
“No matter where you stay – be it a busy place or a solitary retreat – the only thing that …
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Why do you run around looking for the truth?
“Why do you run around looking for the truth? Be still, and there it is — in the mountain, in …
To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
“To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget …
The teaching about the way things are is not a way to enlightenment for someone who is still filled with desires or who still longs to be this or that.
“The teaching about the way things are is not a way to enlightenment for someone who is still filled with …
When we regard thoughts and emotions with humor and openness, that’s how we perceive the universe.
“Learning how to be kind to ourselves is important. When we look into our own hearts and begin to discover …
If you suffer, see it, know it and be empty.
” If you suffer, see it, know it and be empty.” — Ajahn Chah
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. —Epictetus
There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.
“There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi
If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently.
“If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently – when you look into infinity, you …
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.
“To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in …