Monthly Archives: August 2011

No one method

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

There is no one method for attaining enlightenment.   To regard any method as the method is to create a duality, which can only delay your understanding of the subtle truth.   The wise perceive the fruitlessness of rigid, external … Continue reading →

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Right and Wrong

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Under the right circumstances nothing is wrong.   Under the wrong circumstances, nothing is right.

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Embody the Dharma

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Those who wish to embody the Dharma should embrace all things.   To embrace all things means first that you hold no anger or resistance toward any idea or thing, living or dead, formed or formless.   Acceptance is the … Continue reading →

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To abandon anger

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Anger arises when we fail to obtain that which we want, or obtain that which we do not.   The root of anger is craving. Craving’s root is the illusion that something other will make us happy, if we possess … Continue reading →

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The heart of anger

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

The harm from anger ruins all good virtues and destroys one’s reputation. People of the present and of the future will not even wish to see an angry person. A heart of anger is worse than a fierce fire. Always guard against it, and do … Continue reading →

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Meaningless

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

They who desire the admiration of the world will do well to amass a great fortune and then give it away. The world will respond with admiration in proportion to the size of their treasure.   Of course, this is … Continue reading →

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At the end of the day, reflect

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

This day has passed. My life, too, is closing. Like a fish with little water, Pleasure will not last.  Let me practice with pure effort: Be mindful of impermanence; Be careful of idleness.  —Evening prayer

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From this day forward

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

I, from this day forward, Will observe Pure Land practice* exclusively. I ask only that when I die, I may be born in the highest grade, So that upon seeing the Buddha and hearing the teachings, I may at once … Continue reading →

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Agreement and disagreement

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

When two philosophers agree one of them is not a philosopher. When two saints disagree one of them is not a saint. -–Indo-Tibetan proverb

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One moment

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The very moment of remembering the Buddha Is the very mo­ment of seeing the Buddha And the very mo­ment of becoming the Buddha.   The very moment of seeking birth in the Pure Land Is the very moment of attaining … Continue reading →

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