Five remembrances Buddhist monks chant each day: I will lose my youth, my health, my loved ones, everything I hold dear and, finally, life itself… by the very nature of being human. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “Seek here… ‘there’ doesn’t exist.”
Seek here… “there” doesn’t exist. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “The musicality of being holds both unending joy and infinite sorrow…”
The musicality of being holds both unending joy and infinite sorrow It is the delicate touch of longing for the infinite It is the tears of pain in the eyes of the worshiper It is the sacrifice, at last rewarded With a crown of roses, or thorns. It holds the mystery of all beings who strive without knowledge The infinite […]
Quote from Buddhism – “Whatever is not yours, abandon it…”
Whatever is not yours, abandon it. When you have abandoned it, that will lead to your welfare and happiness for a long time. What is it that is not yours? Material form is not yours. Abandon it. When you have abandoned it, that will lead to your welfare and happiness for a long time. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “It is wonderful, Lord…”
It is wonderful, Lord! It is wonderful, Lord! It is as if, Lord, one might set upright that which had been upturned, or might reveal what was hidden, or might point out the path to one who had gone astray, or might bring an oil lamp into the darkness so that those with eyes might see material shapes. Buddhism (circa […]
Quote from Buddhism – “I am the father of living beings and I should rescue them…”
I am the father of living beings and I should rescue them from their sufferings and give them the joy of the measureless and boundless Buddha wisdom so that they may find their enjoyment in that. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “In the seen, there is only the seen…”
In the seen, there is only the seen, in the heard, there is only the heard, in the sensed, there is only the sensed, in the cognized, there is only the cognized. Thus you should see that indeed there is no thing here; this, Bahiya, is how you should train yourself. Since, Bahiya, there is for you in the seen, […]
