The danger is that insights, once grasped, can easily harden into words.
Featured
Something went wrong while posting ‘Crossing the Flood’. Resending in case you missed it.
This sutta uses the metaphor of crossing a dangerous flood (ogha) to represent transcending samsara. The Buddha’s method—neither striving too hard nor being completely passive—illustrates the Middle Way.
Thinking makes it so, by Ajahn Sumedho.
Exploring the Unborn.
Returning to the Essence
The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s practice.
Brahmaviharas by Ajahn Sumedho
Brahmaviharas (The Four Immeasurables): Equanimity, Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy.
The Life and Work of Auleshi: Sherpa Buddhist Art and Adept.
For followers of Tibetan Buddhism, this book offers valuable insights into a lesser-known strand of the tradition.
Classic of Spiritual Flight.
In dealing with others, fairness is paramount; in self-reflection, sincerity is crucial.
What is the Desire-Image Samadhi?
Although those who fear desire
Rack their brains seeking liberation from it,
It remains forever intrinsically pure.