The Dharma is the Buddha’s representative.
“Sometimes, we have strange ideas about the Buddha. We go to him for refuge and then think that he will …
Sustaining Happiness
“People often wish each other happiness, which literally means fleeting happiness in Chinese. I, nonetheless, would favor sustaining happiness versus …
The awareness of the thought.
“As it is explained in many of the meditation teachings, first of all you cannot stop thoughts. It is impossible. …
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 realize …
The wisdom, the strength, the confidence, the awakened heart and mind are always accessible, here, now, always.
“This is a work in progress, a process of uncovering our natural openness, uncovering our natural intelligence and warmth. I …
The true source of fear is this: the clinging to self, to identity.
“The true source of fear is this: the clinging to self, to identity. Because I see self as something separate, …
The Practice of Enlightenment
“Thinking that practice and enlightenment are not one is no more than a view that is outside the Way. In …
In the darkness of confusion you forget what to adopt and discard.
‘Attached to your loved ones you’re stirred up like water. Hating your enemies you burn like fire. In the darkness …
If you are attached to this life, you are not a true spiritual practitioner.
“If you are attached to this life, you are not a true spiritual practitioner; If you are attached to samsara, …
By understanding emptiness, you lose interest in all the trappings and beliefs that society builds up and tears down.
“By understanding emptiness, you lose interest in all the trappings and beliefs that society builds up and tears down – …