Monthly Archives: April 2018

Even as lightning illuminates the darkness of a cloudy night just for an instant, in the same way, by the power of the Buddha, occasionally people’s minds are momentarily inclined toward merit.  Thus, virtue is perpetually ever so feeble. On … Continue reading →

To think of suffering as happiness is perverse; to think of happiness as suffering is perverse. To think of the impermanent as eternal is perverse; to think of the eternal as impermanent is perverse. To think of non-being as being is … Continue reading →

Because we take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, when we are new to Buddhadharma, we generally have the attitude that all three must be perfect. We, therefore, expect that any member of the Sangha must be perfect, and … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, there was a fish. And just because he was a fish, he had lived all his life in the water and knew nothing whatsoever about anything else but water. And one day as he swam about … Continue reading →

If a little water is kept in an earthenware vessel, it will evaporate quickly. If it is poured into the Ganges, it will unite harmoniously in one taste with the river and never dry up. In this same way, once … Continue reading →

The completely awakened state is self-purifying and self-expanding. No world can hold it. No lifetime can complete it. No teaching can encompass it. No memory can fulfill it. Because it is pure, it is new, it must always be re-discovered. Because it expands, it arises … Continue reading →

In whatsoever village or town householders dwell, they associate, converse, and engage in discussions with householders or householders’ offspring, whether young and highly cultured, or old and highly cultured, full of faith, full of virtue, full of generosity, full of wisdom. They act in accordance … Continue reading →

I know I will age; I cannot escape aging. I know I will become ill; I cannot escape illness. I know I will die; I cannot escape death. In everything I love, there will be change and separation. I own … Continue reading →

We are surrounded by compassion and supported with kindness on every side. This is not wishful thinking or mundane piety. We took Refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha —unerring and permanent protection. We can worry about the situations … Continue reading →

From attachment springs fear. For one who is wholly free from attachment there is no grief, whence then fear? From lust springs grief, from lust springs fear. For one who is wholly free from lust there is no grief; whence then fear? From craving … Continue reading →