Buddhism has a very guru-and-teacher-oriented side to it, but I don’t think it was ever meant to. The Buddha found his own way to freedom from suffering…
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Chant the Wind, by Kusan Sunim
I venture to suggest to this assembly: ‘Even in a dirty place the true nature of all beings is always pure.’ …
Vajrasattva Bodhisattva
Vajrasattva bodhisattva
Breaking free of mental activity, by Diana St Ruth
Buddhist meditation is the process of breaking free of mental activity in order to hear what we hear, smell what we smell, taste what we taste and see what we see, without making judgements…
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A Simple Song of Fun by Yangchen Shepai Dorje
A wise man like me makes tea his pleasure,
Beverage of nectar the color of saffron,
Camphor its only rival in fragrance,
Delicate porcelain its vessel of choice;
Drink tea, a friend to those seeking wisdom…
Nirvana for Everyone, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
When you hear the phrase ‘Nirvana for everyone’, you may shake your head in disbelief. People in general believe that nirvana is a special place where there is no suffering, only happiness, the place usually being reached after death by those who have already achieved perfection in thousands of incarnations…
The unborn does not come within the realm of time
Questions such as: Why was I born? What is my life for? What will happen to me when I die? are based on the premise of a solid, permanent entity living in a body and moving through time from day…
Buddhism now 