Descriptions are merely devices or skilful means for awakening, but they are not the reality itself; they are just hints: Let’s look at it this way…
Buddha
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.
Knowing for ourselves, by Diana St Ruth
But if we suffer from ourselves, no one else can tread the path for us. That, I think, is central to Buddhism; it’s our own path, our own responsibility…
Buddha found his own way to freedom, by Diana St Ruth
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…
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…
Buddhism now 