‘If you become attached to the desire for illumination, then it will become a source of delusion.’
Bankei
‘If you become attached to the desire for illumination, then it will become a source of delusion.’
Bankei
‘May all those drowning in delusion reach the further shore.’
Everyday Buddhist
‘There is not much difference between honesty and Buddhist meditation.’
Zen Graffiti
‘Followers of the way: There is no greatness or smallness in Prajna wisdom.’
Hui Neng
‘Enquiry, too, can become a sort of slogan, as blind faith can become a slogan.’
Trevor Leggett
‘When one is not yet near Nirvana, there are many other paths, but when one is near Nirvana, there is only a single path.’
Suramgama Samadhi Sutra
‘Selfishness is a terrible burden for the entire world. You can see that all the problems, all the conflict, are the result of selfishness.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
‘Thoughts arise temporarily in response to what you see and hear; they haven’t any real existence of their own.’
Bankei