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• All the discourses of the Buddhas and patriarchs are words pointing to the mind

  By Buddhism Now on 16 May 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  All of you! If you want to return to your homes, simply wake up to your true nature.

• Let Go of Fire, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 14 April 2010 • ( 7 )

  

  The human habit of clinging to desire is ingrained. We in the West think of ourselves as sophisticated and educated, but when we really begin to see what is going on in our minds, it is rather frightening-most of us are horribly ignorant…

• Jikji, printed 1377. Buddhist book of dharma teachings.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 April 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Jikji, the oldest existing metal-plate printed book, is composed of dharma teachings, hymns, eulogies, epitaphs, prose and poetry by the seven Buddhas, 28 Indian patriarchs, 110 Chinese Chan (Zen) monks and one Silla-era Korean monk.

• Self-Acceptance, by Corrado Pensa

  By Buddhism Now on 3 April 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  If we don’t develop ourselves, we shall not be adequately equipped to go beyond selfishness. There is a lot of wisdom in this attitude. Obviously, we are not talking about indulging ourselves narcissistically; we are talking about becoming stronger in order to…

• Tudong: The Long Road North

  By Buddhism Now on 1 April 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  Tudong: The Long Road North. Walk through England, in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro and Nick Scott.

• Manjushri Bodhisattva

  By Buddhism Now on 25 March 2010 • ( 11 )

  

  Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For “self” and “Buddha” are synonymous…

• The life and adventures of a Chinese monk Hsüan-tsang

  By Buddhism Now on 22 March 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China.

• At the beginning you have to take up a koan, Zen master Bukko

  By Buddhism Now on 15 March 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  Zen sitting is not some sort of operation to be performed. It is going into one’s true original nature before father or mother were born. The self seeks to grasp the self, but it is already the self, so why should it go to grasp the self? Look into it…

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