Author Archives: Tashi Nyima

Because all sentient beings have Buddha Nature, all we need for liberation and enlightenment are peace and clarity. Peace is the absence of afflicted emotions; clarity is the empty luminosity of the mind. Enlightenment is not a supernatural state; it does … Continue reading →

Those who inflict violence on defenseless beings, and offend those who are inoffensive, will soon come upon one of these ten states: sharp pains, disaster, bodily injury, serious illness, derangement of mind, government persecution, grave charges, loss of relatives, loss … Continue reading →

Seek fame and followers, and both body and mind grow weary. Accumulate merit for your own benefit, and your desires and ambitions increase. Nothing can compare with remaining free, without external attachments. Nothing surpasses reciting the Name* and casting off … Continue reading →

Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross over beyond existence.  —Buddha, Dhammapada, Ch 24, v 348   Wherever there is ‘here’, there is ‘there’. Whenever there is ‘now’, there is ‘then’. … Continue reading →

May no living creature suffer, commit evil or ever fall ill. May no one be afraid or belittled, with a mind weighed by depression. May the blind see forms and the deaf hear sounds. May those who are worn with toil be … Continue reading →

Happy indeed we live, friendly amidst the hostile. Amidst the afflicted, we dwell free from hatred. Happy indeed we live, content amidst the afflicted by craving. Amidst the afflicted, we dwell free from craving. Happy indeed we live, free from … Continue reading →

Considering the harm that others do to us as the result of our own previous deeds, may we not come to anger. May we act such that further suffering will not be generated and our faults will disappear. Without hope of … Continue reading →