Monthly Archives: March 2019

The definitive aspiration for enlightenment is the birthplace of Bodhisattvas, as they are born in the house of Buddhahood. Faith is the birthplace of Bodhisattvas, as they are born in the house of wise teachers. The stages of enlightenment are … Continue reading →

Although my eyes, blinded by passions, do not see the brilliant radiance that embraces me, the Great Compassion never tires, always casting its light upon me. —Honen Shonin

Because emptiness is contained in existence, existence exists yet is not existent —the view of existence ends here. Because existence is contained in emptiness, emptiness is not empty —the attachment to emptiness is utterly abandoned. Emptiness and existence enter each … Continue reading →

Among all living things —mountains and rivers, grasses and trees, the sounds of blowing winds and rising waves— there is nothing that is not the Name. —Ippen Shonin

If there were a self, then ego-clinging could never be abandoned, and if this ego-clinging is not relinquished, then karma and afflictions do not cease. Due to being attached to the self, you continuously enter samsara. —Jamgon Mipam

Something is grasped if there is something to grasp, but not if there’s nothing to grasp. Where there is nothing to grasp, there can also be no grasper, as if there’s nothing to grasp there is no one to grasp … Continue reading →

Although you have realized the meaning of non-duality, I beseech you not to abandon virtue. Although you have realized the meaning of non-meditation, I beseech you not to abandon the practice of method. Although there is nothing to accept or reject in … Continue reading →

There are five benefits of walking meditation. What five? You become fit for traveling, for striving in meditation, and healthy in body; what’s eaten, drunk, chewed, and tasted is properly digested; and concentration gained while walking lasts long. These are … Continue reading →

When the moment of my death arrives, by eliminating all obscurations and directly perceiving Amideva, may I go immediately to Dewachen, the Pure Land of Great Bliss. Having gone to Dewachen, may I actualize the meaning of all my aspirations, fulfilling them without exception, for the … Continue reading →

The giver of the agreeable obtains the agreeable, the giver of the foremost obtains the foremost, the giver of the excellent obtains the excellent, the giver of the best obtains the best. Giving gifts to the best, the best of merit grows: the best … Continue reading →