There is another thing that I would like to say. The Buddha was totally awakened and saw the three times as clearly as if they were held in the palm of his own hand. The teachings are based on this immense clarity. We don’t have to speculate about whether the words of the Buddha are true or not…
Mahayana
Words of love, Iida Toin
We have to realize that life cannot be always easy and pleasant. Suppose there is a…
Impermanence, Interdependence and Emptiness, Ringu Tulku
Short Buddhist video (about 8mins.) Ringu Tulku Rinpoche talks on the relationship between three understandings in Buddhist philosophy and how they go hand in hand: Impermanence, Interdependence and Emptiness…
Baby English—sorry! by Tangen Harada Roshi.
The English isn’t exactly right, but we know what he means. It is with great respect that we publish his Baby English Teisho here. If it is read with this in mind, we’re sure you will agree, it is a magnificent dharma thrust.
Deep, deep, deep, great smile; That’s the roots. Why?
Eternal, perfect and bright; Eternal, perfect safety; Eternal, perfect peace; Everything eternal,
Now, here, now, here; Now, here—no change!
All people hope, desire, Desire, desire,
Desire perfect peace; Perfect enough, myself; Always, yes!
Dharma Talks by the Inanimate, by Ven SongChol
Everything throughout the universes always speaks the Dharma.
The Six Paramitas, by Ringu Tulku
Six short films on the Six Paramitas; Giving, Conduct, Patience, Diligence, Meditation, and Wisdom, by Ringu Tulku
Compassion without Drowning, by Diana St Ruth
Buddhism, by its very nature, leads practitioners towards compassion for all beings…
Zazen is Buddha
My teacher said that I should go to Eiheiji, you realize that it is nothing special — ‘This is all it is?’ Then you can relax and get down to practising. That’s the reality, isn’t it?