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this winter morning
light spilling everywhere
into the silence
(photo by josh)
light spilling everywhere
into the silence
(photo by josh)
February 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
this winter morning
light spilling everywhere
into the silence
(photo by josh)
light spilling everywhere
into the silence
(photo by josh)
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Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"
January 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"
Close your eyes and you will see clearly.
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
February 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Close your eyes and you will see clearly.
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Silence is not empty; it is full of answers. When the mind settles, wisdom arises. When the water of the mind settles, we can see things clearly.
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
January 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Silence is not empty; it is full of answers. When the mind settles, wisdom arises. When the water of the mind settles, we can see things clearly.
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
The morning sun rises without hesitation, offering a fresh start to us all.
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
January 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The morning sun rises without hesitation, offering a fresh start to us all.
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Even after Awakening, the dishes still need washing, the laundry needs doing, and the cat still needs to be fed.
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Even after Awakening, the dishes still need washing, the laundry needs doing, and the cat still needs to be fed.
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
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Vimalakirti Sutra
“A straightforward mind is the place of awakening."
“A straightforward mind is the place of awakening."
January 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Vimalakirti Sutra
“A straightforward mind is the place of awakening."
“A straightforward mind is the place of awakening."
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"I have died and have been reborn,
Brand new like a baby with breath
Still fragrant of mother’s milk.
There is laughter in each discovering step.
I have returned to be the child of earth and sky,
Full of wildflowers and dancing grass."
An excerpt of Rebirth by Sister Dang Nghiem
Brand new like a baby with breath
Still fragrant of mother’s milk.
There is laughter in each discovering step.
I have returned to be the child of earth and sky,
Full of wildflowers and dancing grass."
An excerpt of Rebirth by Sister Dang Nghiem
January 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"I have died and have been reborn,
Brand new like a baby with breath
Still fragrant of mother’s milk.
There is laughter in each discovering step.
I have returned to be the child of earth and sky,
Full of wildflowers and dancing grass."
An excerpt of Rebirth by Sister Dang Nghiem
Brand new like a baby with breath
Still fragrant of mother’s milk.
There is laughter in each discovering step.
I have returned to be the child of earth and sky,
Full of wildflowers and dancing grass."
An excerpt of Rebirth by Sister Dang Nghiem
The lotus blooms in muddy water, untouched by its surroundings.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
January 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The lotus blooms in muddy water, untouched by its surroundings.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Buddhist cosmology sees the universe as cyclical, with three realms shaped by karma: the Desire Realm (sensory craving), the Form Realm (refined mental states), and the Formless Realm (pure mental states).
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
January 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Buddhist cosmology sees the universe as cyclical, with three realms shaped by karma: the Desire Realm (sensory craving), the Form Realm (refined mental states), and the Formless Realm (pure mental states).
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
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Wherever you are, enlightenment is there ~ Shunryu Suzuki
https://justdharma.org/wherever-you-are-enlightenment-is-there-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #enlightenment #practice
https://justdharma.org/wherever-you-are-enlightenment-is-there-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #enlightenment #practice
January 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wherever you are, enlightenment is there ~ Shunryu Suzuki
https://justdharma.org/wherever-you-are-enlightenment-is-there-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #enlightenment #practice
https://justdharma.org/wherever-you-are-enlightenment-is-there-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #enlightenment #practice
When we eat, we must mindfully: savoring each bite, appreciating the effort behind the meal, and recognizing its purpose to nourish the body and support our journey.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
January 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When we eat, we must mindfully: savoring each bite, appreciating the effort behind the meal, and recognizing its purpose to nourish the body and support our journey.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
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"Bodhisattva practitioners do not see all the suffering beings as 'other' or separate. We are all in this together. What are the implications of this for modern practitioners amid the many challenges we now face?"
Awakening the Bodhisattva
Venerable Pannavati, Anne Klein, and Ejo McMullen on the possibilities and challenges of the bodhisattva path. Introduction by Taigen Dan Leighton.
www.lionsroar.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Bodhisattva practitioners do not see all the suffering beings as 'other' or separate. We are all in this together. What are the implications of this for modern practitioners amid the many challenges we now face?"
Our past lives are like chapters in a book we have been writing across time.
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
January 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our past lives are like chapters in a book we have been writing across time.
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
When your heart aches with worry for your child, let your love guide you, not your fear.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
January 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
When your heart aches with worry for your child, let your love guide you, not your fear.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
Nagarjuna teaches us: "Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
January 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nagarjuna teaches us: "Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
"The mind is like a mirror; it reflects everything but is attached to nothing. Let no dust cling to it." -Huineng
January 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The mind is like a mirror; it reflects everything but is attached to nothing. Let no dust cling to it." -Huineng
A monk, chased by a fierce tiger, arrives upon a cliff, he clings to a vine as he tries to flee. Another tiger waits below, and mice gnaw at the vine. He spots a strawberry and eats it. "How sweet it tastes," he says.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A monk, chased by a fierce tiger, arrives upon a cliff, he clings to a vine as he tries to flee. Another tiger waits below, and mice gnaw at the vine. He spots a strawberry and eats it. "How sweet it tastes," he says.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
January 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Angulimala, a ruthless bandit, chased the Buddha, but couldn’t catch him. The Buddha said, “I’ve stopped harming others—when will you?”
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
December 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Angulimala, a ruthless bandit, chased the Buddha, but couldn’t catch him. The Buddha said, “I’ve stopped harming others—when will you?”
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Anicca: Everything is impermanent—emotions, possessions, even ourselves.
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
December 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Anicca: Everything is impermanent—emotions, possessions, even ourselves.
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
A student begged the monk Bodhidharma, "Master, pacify my mind."
Bodhidharma replied,"Bring me your mind, and I will pacify it."
The student searched in vain,"I cannot find it."
Bodhidharma answered,"There, I've pacified it."
Peace arises as the illusion of a fixed mind fades
#buddhism #zen
Bodhidharma replied,"Bring me your mind, and I will pacify it."
The student searched in vain,"I cannot find it."
Bodhidharma answered,"There, I've pacified it."
Peace arises as the illusion of a fixed mind fades
#buddhism #zen
December 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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This present moment is incomparable because it is the only ever moment that presently is:
This present moment as it actually is
There just is no other right now
This present moment as it actually is
There just is no other right now
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM
This present moment is incomparable because it is the only ever moment that presently is:
This present moment as it actually is
There just is no other right now
This present moment as it actually is
There just is no other right now