There is a tremendous amount of Buddhist literature available in English today across the Theravada and Mahayana traditions. We should be so grateful for this- as it wasn’t always so. However, choice is often a double-edged sword; as choice increases,...
the vehicle is not the end,
this is not that
truth is not Truth
see
Alagaddûpama Sutta (MN 22)
I have been doing some difficult reading – difficult because I am not formally trained in philosophy, more difficult because it is non-western...
There are two aspects to the Buddha’s teaching:
The very essence of the scriptures and of realization.
One should hold these in mind, speak about them,
And practice them. Do only that.
- Vasubhandu
I came across this while reading...
…objects of desire
Sweet honey clinging to the razor’s edge
-Shantideva, Bodhicharyavatara 7:65
The depth of this quote is limitless. One can reflect on the nature of desire and thirst (tanha) in general, our attachment to and pursuance through...
