Shakyamuni Buddha, the Right Hand in Abhaya Mudra, the Left Hand Holding a Jewel, Chinese, late 6th century.
Buddhism
The Host and Guest — From The Surangama Sutra
By considering this example of the visitor, the one who comes and goes, and the innkeeper, the one who remains, I understood what the visitor signifies.
Karma: Innocent Action, by Diana St Ruth
Karma: The more we contemplate life, the more we realise just how mysterious it is.
I clean my inkstone not just to paint, but to reveal the images in my mind.
It is not necessary to limit oneself to one style. Dai Benxiao
Consciousness is Immeasurable, by Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho encourages us to see clearly that all thoughts arise and cease, and to realise that we cannot, therefore, trust them as a means of enlightenment.
Kalama Sutta translated by Rupert Gethin
Kesaputta (Kalama Sutta: sometimes called ‘The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry’).
No View is Right View, by Ajahn Sumedho
Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.
Branches of the Sandokai, by Shunryu Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki’s comments of the Sandokai. Short film (around 15 minutes).
