Monthly Archives: May 2021

“Excuse me,” said one fish to another, “you are older and have more experience, and probably will be able to help me. Tell me, where can I find the Ocean? I have been looking for it everywhere, and cannot find … Continue reading →

What is the causal relation in outer dependent arising? It is as follows. From a seed comes a sprout, from a sprout a leaf, from a leaf a stem, from a stem a pedicel, from a pedicel a pistil, from … Continue reading →

With the determination to accomplish the highest welfare for all sentient beings, who surpass even a wish-granting jewel, I will learn to hold them supremely dear. Whenever I associate with others, I will learn to think of myself as the … Continue reading →

Just as I defend myself from all unpleasant happenings, likewise, I shall act for the sake of others, to guard and protect them with compassion. —Shantideva

I must cultivate stillness, one-pointedness, and clarity, resting contentedly in the luminous purity of the mind. This is Right Concentration. […] It is the intent of all the great instructions that I should attain insight (vipashyana) by first achieving excellent, … Continue reading →

Ill will is a cause of cruelty and cuts through the supports for the Dharma. It is the enemy of both this world and the worlds to come. It destroys one-pointedness, combats love, and demolishes the Four Truths of suffering, … Continue reading →

Peace is the nature of emptiness; it is not different from wisdom. Clarity is the manifestation of wisdom; it is not different from compassion. Compassion is the function of wisdom, without confusion or separation. —TN

If, in her dream, a young girl has a baby boy who later dies, she feels joy at first, then grief. Know all things to be like this. Just as a magician makes illusions of horses, oxen, carts, and other … Continue reading →

People who shine from within do not need a spotlight. —Bhikkhuni Tịnh Quang

Neither fire, nor water, nor wind can destroy the blessings of a good deed, and blessings reform the whole world. —Buddha Shakyamuni, Replies to the Deva