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"As stars, a lamp, a fault of vision,
As dewdrops or a bubble,
A dream, a lightening flash, a cloud,
So one should see conditioned things."
~ The Diamond Sutra
"Here, O Shariputra, form is precisely emptiness and emptiness is precisely form; emptiness does not differ from form, form does not differ from emptiness, whatever is emptiness, that is form..." ~ The Heart Sutra
"When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape." ~ Bodhidharma, (Wake-Up Sermon)
"To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be awakened by all things of the universe. To be awakened by all things of the universe is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others. No trace of enlightenment remains, and life with traceless awakening continues forever." ~ Dogen, Genjokoan
In spring, the cherry blossoms,
In summer, the cuckoo’s song,
In autumn, the moon, shining,
In winter, the frozen snow:
How pure and clear are the seasons!
~ Dogen
Hense, the purpose of the Holy Life does no consist in acquiring alms, honor, or fame, nor in gaining morality, concentration, or the eye of knowledge. That unshakable deliverance of the heart: that, verily, is the object of the Holy Life, that is its goal. [M.51]
Move about though they posess no mind;
Likewise foundational conciousness too
Move about in dependance upon the body.
Nagarjuna ( From A Commentary on the Awakening Mind )
Do good
Purify the mind
Evitad el mal.
Haced el bien.
Purificad la mente.
In any language,
These are the teachings
Of all the Buddhas.
I do not have the luxury of remaining on a distracted path.
- Tibetan Book of the Dead
- John Lenon & Paul McCartney
With which to cover the surface of the earth?
But (just) leather on the soles of my shoes
Is equivalent to covering the earth with it
Likewise it is not possible for me
To restrain the external course of things
But should I restrain this mind of mine
What would be the need to restrain all else?
Shantideva
Dhammapada Vs. 5. (The Pairs)
"Success in not the key to happiness, Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, You will be successful."
Three keys, love where you are, what you're doing, and who you're with
Makes me think about death, murder, and self defense.... I think Im gonna ask a question about that.
"How can I be of use to others if I am of no use to myself?...
How can I liberate others if I cannot liberate myself?..
May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness..
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.."
and
"Students who get stuck on their teachers are like gnats. No matter how much you chase them away, they keep coming back and won't leave you alone."
by Ajaan Fuang
*smile*
Whatever there is in the mind: If our reasons aren't yet good enough, we can't let it go. In other words, there are two sides: this side here and that side there. People tend to walk along this side or along that side. There's hardly anybody who walks along the middle. It's a lonely path. When there's love, we walk along the path of love. When there's hatred, we walk along the path of hatred. If we try to walk by letting go of love and hatred, it's a lonely path. We aren't willing to follow it.
from:
"In Simple Terms: 108 Dhamma Similes", by Ajahn Chah, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 4 April 2011, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/chah/insimpleterms.html .
The degree of harm you wilfully inflict is commensurate with the kamma you create for yourself.
Am I close....?
BY all means start a new thread, but it has been discussed many a time.....