Thought for Sun, 28 Feb 2010

Reality is all-encompassing: the absolute nature is one. Although we may feel
separate from the original uncreated reality - whether we call it 'God,' 'peak
experience,' or 'enlightened mind' - through awareness we can contact this
essential part of ourselves. - Tarthang Tulku

Thought for Sat, 27 Feb 2010

To gain that worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
- Bernadette Devlin

Thought for Fri, 26 Feb 2010

Who ranks as the highest?
One who does not harm anything.
One who never retaliates.
One who is always at peace regardless
of the other person's disposition.
- Buddha

Thought for Thu, 25 Feb 2010

In the Seizan Pure Land denomination founded by Honen's disciple Shoku,
it is believed that there are two types of Birth:
1) the spiritual Birth accomplished in this life when one feels
secure that when one dies one will pass forever into the Pure
Land (jojakkodo), and
2) the actual passage into the Pure Land immediately upon one's
death (raisejodo).

Thought for Wed, 24 Feb 2010

In this life, you will achieve benefit from any Buddhist practices you choose.
Jodo Shu practice can bring rebirth in the Pure Land and enlightenment, and is
easy for anyone to follow.

Thought for Tue, 23 Feb 2010

Past and Future are a duality of which Present is the reality. The now-moment
alone is eternal and real. - Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Mon, 22 Feb 2010

The practice of meditation is represented by the three monkeys,
who cover their eyes, ears and mouths so as to avoid the phenomenal world.

The practice of non-meditation is ceasing to be the see-er, hearer or speaker
while eyes, ears and mouths are fulfilling their function in daily life.
Open Secret by Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Sun, 21 Feb 2010

The Profound Mind (jinshin) is simply the heart that deeply believes,
which entails profound thought and introspection as well as the
unquestioning trust that Amida will indeed save one through actual birth.

Thought for Sat, 20 Feb 2010

It is less what one is that should matter, than what one is not.
- Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon by Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Fri, 19 Feb 2010

These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once
you have crossed the flood.

Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings,
How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind!

Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.
-The Dhammapada

Thought for Thu, 18 Feb 2010

While the Tathagata, in his teaching, constantly makes use of
conceptions and ideas about them, disciples should keep in mind the unreality
of all such conceptions and ideas. They should recall that the Tathagata, in
making use of them in explaining the Dharma always uses them in the semblance
of a raft that is of use only to cross a river. As the raft is of no further
use after the river is crossed, it should be discarded. So these arbitrary
conceptions of things and about things should be wholly given up as one attains
enlightenment. -Buddha

Thought for Wed, 17 Feb 2010

Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely
out of respect for the teacher. - Buddha

Thought for Tue, 16 Feb 2010

One by one, little by little, moment by moment, a wise man should remove
his own impurities, as a simth removes his dross from silver. - Buddha

Thought for Mon, 15 Feb 2010

The human being may be no more real than is a cinematograph film. When the
projected light is switched off all that remains is a blank screen. That
which has been projected by light was a series of 'stills'. Such also is what
is being projected by 'life'. The more you consider the analogy the more perfect
it seems to be: it could help us to understand. - Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Sun, 14 Feb 2010

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present
moment wisely and earnestly. - Buddha

Thought for Sat, 13 Feb 2010

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,
or who said it, no matter if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - Buddha

Thought for Fri, 12 Feb 2010

The vow of all embracing compassion by Amida Buddha is expressed especially
clearly in his Eighteenth Original Vow (juhachi-gan):
"When I attain Buddhahood, if all sentient beings in the ten
directions, who aspire in all sincerity and faith to be born
in my land and think of me even ten times, are not born there,
then may I not attain supreme enlightenment."

Thought for Thu, 11 Feb 2010

This is the way of peace: "Overcome evil with good,
falsehood with truth, and hatred with love." - Peace Pilgrim

Thought for Wed, 10 Feb 2010

Kuyo is the practice by which Dharmakara perfects his "humble and dynamic
role as student". The humbler he became, the more Buddhas he discovers. The
more Buddhas he discovered, the humbler he became, eventually losing all
attachment to his own ideas and opinions.

Thought for Tue, 09 Feb 2010

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present
moment wisely and earnestly. - Buddha

Thought for Mon, 08 Feb 2010

Realization is a matter of becoming conscious of that which is already
realized. - Ask the Awakened by Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Sun, 07 Feb 2010

A man should first direct himself in the way he should go.
Only then should he instruct others. - Buddha

Thought for Sat, 06 Feb 2010

Humility, metaphysically, implies the absence of any entity to be either
'proud' or 'humble'. "The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei

Thought for Fri, 05 Feb 2010

All such notions as causation, succession, atoms, primary elements...are
all figments of the imagination and manifestations of the mind. -Buddha

Thought for Thu, 04 Feb 2010

Until a radical change takes place and we
wipe out all nationalities, all ideologies,
all religious divisions, and establish a global relationship -
psychologically first, inwardly before organizing the outer -
we shall go on with wars. - J. Krishnamurti

Thought for Wed, 03 Feb 2010

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world. - Buddha

Thought for Tue, 02 Feb 2010

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present
moment wisely and earnestly. - Buddha

Thought for Mon, 01 Feb 2010

Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role!
- Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei