‘In the absence of thought-coverings he has not been made to tremble, he has overcome what can upset, in the end sustained by Nirvana.’
Heart of Perfect Wisdom
Prajnaparamita
Morning meditation — The word ‘self’ denotes the same thing.
‘The word ‘self’ denotes the same thing which the word ‘Buddha’ denotes.’
Manjushri
Morning meditation — Just as any living beings depend on.
‘Just as any living beings depend on the great earth — so Bodhisattvas are all upheld by the perfection of wisdom.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — Those who seek for the Tathagata.
‘Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For ‘self’ and ‘Buddha’ are synonymous.’
Prajnaparamita
Part 4 Zazenshin: Acupuncture Needle of Zazen, by Shohaku Okumura
We often attach to that person. We might ask who the person is…
Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection
This chapter from the Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannyakyō; Sanskrit: Mahaprajnaparamita) is one of more than five thousand scrolls of Buddhist scripture.
Prajnaparamita Bodhisattva
The Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) texts, are said to be closest Buddhists got to putting truth (impossible task) into words.
Breakthrough Sermon by Bodhidharma
Those who understand the mind reach enlightenment with minimal effort. Those who don’t understand the mind practise in vain. Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible…
Buddhism now 