Monthly Archives: August 2022

Sometimes there’s thunder and no rain. Sometimes there’s rain and no thunder. —Ajahn Chah

No matter how brief our thought of loving-kindness —even if we utter only a single mantra with devotion— we should dedicate it as the cause of boundless benefits for infinite mother-beings, and rejoice over it. Even if our virtuous deed … Continue reading →

Don’t use Dharma teachings as a window to observe the faults of others, but rather as a mirror to examine your own. —Patrul Rinpoche, Words of My Perfect Master

To remain humble while patiently bearing insults is a highly effective way of countering your ingrained tendency to be interested only in your own happiness and pleasure. —Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

I cannot accomplish what I wish by becoming upset, and my wholesome qualities will only degenerate. —Acharya Shantideva

The sound of thunder, though deafening, is harmless. The rainbow, though brilliantly colored, does not last. This world, though seemingly welcoming, is like a dream. The pleasures of the senses, even if enjoyable, end in disappointment. —Milarepa

Maitreya, one should understand that any discourse that satisfies four conditions is what the Buddha spoke. What are the four? Maitreya, they are (1) when the discourse is meaningful instead of meaningless, (2) when it contains the Dharma as opposed … Continue reading →

The mind within the senses does not dwell; it has no place in outer things like form. And in between, the mind does not abide: not out, not in, not elsewhere, can the mind be found. It is not in … Continue reading →

The source of our true nature is the Buddha of innocent truth. Mental and physical reactions come and go, like clouds in the empty sky; attachment, aversion, and indifference appear and disappear, like foam bubbles on the surface of the … Continue reading →

Abandoning the taking of life, the ascetic Gautama dwells refraining from taking life, without stick or sword, scrupulous, compassionate, trembling for the welfare of all living beings. Abandoning the taking of what is not given, the ascetic Gautama dwells refraining … Continue reading →