‘Nobody likes ordinary, commonplace things. And that is quite natural. A good medicine is bitter to the taste, but it wakes us up. It makes us open our eyes. And waking up spoils our dreams.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Buddhism
The Way Things Really Are.
The Sutta-nipata is one of the earliest texts of the Pali cannon, coming from the same period as the Dhammapada, before the monastic tradition was strong.
When we see events through the lens of a pure mind.
This pure awareness is not detached or indifferent.
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Season’s Greetings from us all at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group.
The Buddha’s Meeting with Upaka
The Buddha’s awakening was not some flashy miracle but a quiet, serene realisation of the nature of suffering.
In the heart of the Buddha’s teachings lies a profound caution.
The danger is that insights, once grasped, can easily harden into words.
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This sutta uses the metaphor of crossing a dangerous flood (ogha) to represent transcending samsara. The Buddha’s method—neither striving too hard nor being completely passive—illustrates the Middle Way.
Crossing the Flood.
This sutta uses the metaphor of crossing a dangerous flood (ogha) to represent transcending samsara. The Buddha’s method—neither striving too hard nor being completely passive—illustrates the Middle Way.
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