Sentient beings deceive themselves through their own actions. They themselves perceive that “this is an ordinary man,” “this is a saint,” “this is oneself,” “this is someone else,”…
Buddhism
Instruction, observation, and experience. by Trevor Leggett
So we have these two extremes — blind faith without enquiry, and enquiry which is no real enquiry at all; it’s just an endless sort of doubt, and still lacks focus…
Peaceful Awareness by D. T. Suzuki
Reading this poem reminds me of Bodhidharma’s declaration to Eka: ‘On your behalf I have already bestowed on you peaceful awareness’ Without this special element in religion, shinjin or satori would not be possible.
Burma’s Saffron Revolution
I would like to talk to you about events in my country. The situation is so sad. I wish I knew the answer to stop all of this…
Human life is extremely hard to find, by Geshe Sonam Rinchen
A blind turtle lives on the ocean bed and surfaces just once every hundred years. A golden yoke floats on the vast ocean, blown here and there by the wind. What are the chances of the turtle surfacing at just the right time and in just the right place to be able to put its head through the yoke?
The Willow by Trevor Leggett
Thought I would like to share this verse and Zen Calligraphy with you from a new printing of The old Zen Master by Trevor Leggett. Very apt in the current financial crisis…
Does War Lead to Peace? by Diana St Ruth
In many respects, practising Buddhism is the practice of reminding ourselves that to take refuge in impermanence is like building one’s house on shifting sands…
All the discourses of the Buddhas and patriarchs are words pointing to the mind
All of you! If you want to return to your homes, simply wake up to your true nature.
Buddhism now 