Monthly Archives: February 2021

Lord, from now, until the day I become enlightened, I vow that when I see living beings who are friendless, incarcerated, sick, worried, destitute, and unhappy, I will never forsake them, not even for a single moment, until I have … Continue reading →

Since life is conditioned, it has no permanence. Since sense objects are perceptions, they have no true existence. Since the path stage is delusion, it has no reality. Since the ground is the natural state, it has no concreteness. Since … Continue reading →

Like bubbles in water, all compounded things are impermanent. Like a ripe poisonous fruit, all samsaric pleasures, though seemingly pleasant at the time, are painful. Like chasing the water of a mirage, conditioned states are never-ending. Like the good or … Continue reading →

Drops of water fall as rain, creating many bubbles. These bubbles form, burst, and are no more. Know all things to be this way. —Buddha Shakyamuni, Samadhiraja Sutra

By composing their minds in equanimity, Bodhisattvas see things correctly and exactly as they are. By seeing things correctly and exactly as they are, Bodhisattvas embrace all sentient beings with compassion. —Buddha Shakyamuni, Sutra of Collecting All Virtues

I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and suffering of others are not separate from my own happiness and suffering; that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion. —Thich Nhat Hanh

The sun setting in the West symbolizes the end, not of life, but of samsara, delusion, and suffering.  It is the direction of Dewachen, Sukhavati, the Land of Peace and Bliss, of Boundless Life and Light. The Pure Land is … Continue reading →

The Noble Ones share a single ultimate view, but arrogant ones bend that to their own interests. Those who show all the teachings of the Buddha to be without contradiction are learned, but who would be foolish enough to think … Continue reading →

Studying without practicing is like trying to climb a mountain without legs. Practicing without studying is like travelling through a vast plain without eyes. —Tibetan Oral Tradition

The more we crave pleasure, gain, praise, and fame, the more acutely we feel pain, loss, censure, and dishonor. —TN