Category Archives: Sutra

The mighty ocean has but one taste, the taste of salt. Even so, the true way has but one flavor, the flavor of freedom. ―Buddha Shakyamuni

Do not go after the past, nor lose yourself in the future, for the past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet. By looking deeply at things, just as they are, in this moment, here and now, … Continue reading →

Kindness is the path to true life. Indifference is the path to death. The kind do not die. The indifferent are as if already dead. ―Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharmapada

For those who are ready, the door to the deathless state is open. You that have ears, give up the conditions that bind you, and enter in. ―Buddha Shakyamuni

[Regarding the origin of suffering] there are two wrong views. One says that oneself is the sole author of a deed and all consequent suffering one brings upon oneself, and this is so from the beginning of time. The other … Continue reading →

Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling in sorrow. If you delight in life, you will become a guide to those who need you, revealing the path to many. ―Buddha Shakyamuni

Fear comes from fixation on “I” and “mine”. Those without such fixation are without fear, just as empty space cannot be shaken, moved, increased, or diminished. Such beings have achieved perfection, beyond error. They have attained a view and meditation … Continue reading →

The dharmakaya does not change into something else, since it has inexhaustible properties. It is the refuge of beings, since it protects them without limit, until the final end. It is always free from duality, since it is foreign to … Continue reading →

Those who lack the faculty of faith, who become discouraged, who are timid, who turn away from diligence, who are complacent with the slightest qualities, who fixate on a single virtue only, who lack skill, who are without a spiritual … Continue reading →

The wise live by loving kindness. They live by compassion and sympathetic joy and in a constant state of equanimity towards cyclic existence. By thus training in concentration, they reach enlightenment. Having realized peace free of sorrow, awakening, one sees … Continue reading →