Monthly Archives: November 2021

Form is emptiness; emptiness is form. Emptiness is no other than form; form is no other than emptiness. —Avalokiteshvara, Heart Sutra

The short-term benefits of meditation are more than mere peace of mind, because our physical health as well depends to a great extent upon our state of mind. Therefore, if you cultivate a state of mental contentment and peace, then … Continue reading →

Leisure and fortune are hard to find, and death strikes quickly, actions and their effects do not deceive, and there’s no happiness in samsara. I take refuge in the Three Jewels, the sources of protection, and generate love, compassion, and … Continue reading →

If the self performs actions, how can we say it is eternal? If it is eternal, how can it do good at one time and evil at another? If it does good or evil at different times, how can we … Continue reading →

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

Our life’s work is to use what we have to wake up. If there were two people who were exactly the same — same body, same speech, same mind, same mother, same father, same house, same food, everything the same … Continue reading →

Amideva is Boundless Radiance Amitayus is Boundless Life Amitabha is Boundless Light Boundless Life is power to be: liberation Boundless Light is power to know: enlightenment Power to be anything. Power to know everything. Power to be everything. Power to … Continue reading →

Real practice, in truth, is not desiring anything from practice. When we practice with a mind that desires, that practice leads us in the wrong direction and will drag us directly to a certain kind of hell. Such practice cannot … Continue reading →

Secrecy is the hallmark of false doctrines. […] I have taught the Dharma, Ananda, without making any distinction between exoteric and esoteric doctrine; for in respect of the truth, Ananda, the Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist … Continue reading →

Abandoning the taking of life, we abstain from the taking of life. We dwell with the rod laid down, the knife laid down, scrupulous, merciful, trembling with compassion for the welfare of all living beings. —Buddha Shakyamuni