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Essence of Buddhism writes: In the Shurangama Sutra, the Buddha starts off by saying that people who undertake spiritual cultivation but fail to realize ultimate enlightenment all fail because they don’t understand 2 fundamentals roots – the 2 different types of mind. They only think that there is 1 type of mind – their thoughts …
The Tibetan teacher Mingyur Rinpoche explains that meditation is the best way to train our ‘crazy monkey mind’.
David Riley writes on The Endless Further: Here is a well-known Buddhist story. There are a number of slightly different versions, this is mine: A monk named Hung Chou came to visit the Ch’an master Ma Tzu one time and asked him, “Why is it said that in order to become Buddha you must give …
Eric Louthain writes on The Global Connection: I first discovered Alan Watts on YouTube a few years back. At first, I didn’t really understand what he was saying but I knew it resonated with myself in some way. A year or so went by until I finally realized for myself what he was saying and …
By Leo Babauta Let’s say you’re feeling unmotivated, unsure of yourself, aimless, can’t find your passion, directionless, not clear on what your purpose in life is. You’re in good company — most people are in the same boat. Now, there about a million things online telling you how to find your passion in life, and …
The wind whistles in the bamboo and the bamboo dances. When the wind stops the bamboo grows still. A silver bird flies over the autumn lake. When it has passed, the lake’s surface does not try to hold onto the image of the bird. ~ Dhyana master Huong Hai (1627-1715) translated by Thich Nhat Hanh
