Monthly Archives: March 2014

Not the same; not different

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Samsara and nirvana are not the same, and they are not different. How? Samsara is unreal and nirvana is real; therefore they are not the same. Since samsara is not real, there is nothing to compare to nirvana. Therefore, they … Continue reading →

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Suffering is Difficult

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

The path is easy and simple. What is difficult and complicated is to continue suffering. Buddha Nature is not a seed, a potential, or a possibility, but rather a complete reality. There is nothing to build; nothing to elaborate. In … Continue reading →

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This Whole Mass of Suffering

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

Whatever feeling arises, whether painful or pleasant, or neither painful nor pleasant, one does not seek gratification through feeling or remain attached to it. As one does not do so, craving for feeling ceases. With the cessation of craving comes … Continue reading →

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Hold Nothing Back

Posted on March 22, 2014 by

Just as a filled pot that is overturned pours out all of its water, holding nothing back, even and exactly so should we give to those in need, whether inferior, equal, or superior to us, like the overturned pot, holding … Continue reading →

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To the Far Shore of Nirvana

Posted on March 20, 2014 by

For one who is virtuous, non-remorse arises. From non-remorse, gladness naturally arises, leading naturally to joy, leading naturally to serenity, leading naturally to happiness, leading naturally to a concentrated mind, leading naturally to seeing things as they really are, leading … Continue reading →

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There Is An Unborn

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

There is an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If there were no unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, no escape would be discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned. But because there is an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, therefore an escape is … Continue reading →

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Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

I dwell constantly contemplating upon the body only as a collection of parts, not as I, me, mine, nor self; feelings only as passing reactions, not as I, me, mine, nor self; the mind only as habitual and transient emotions, … Continue reading →

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Please, Don’t Eat My Friends!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

I am a friend of the footless, I am a friend of all bipeds, I am a friend of those with four feet, I am a friend of the many-footed! —Buddha Shakyamuni, Anguttara Nikaya 4.67

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The Purpose of Life

Posted on March 12, 2014 by

We consider that the purpose of life is to develop compassion for all living beings without discrimination, and to work for their good, happiness, and peace; and to develop wisdom, leading to the realization of Ultimate Truth.  —Basic Points Unifying … Continue reading →

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Genuine

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

If deep down you continue to believe a tiny corner of samsara could be useful, or that it might even offer the ultimate solution to all your worldly problems, it will be extremely difficult to become a genuine spiritual seeker. … Continue reading →

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