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Posts tagged with "Bodhicitta"
Nov. 14 | If there are no followers of the Bodhisattva ideal,
there would be no Buddhas arising
to teach the Buddhadharma,
and no followers of the Buddhadharma [including the Arya Sangha].
- Stonepeace
The formation of the extant written canons of the schools,...
Aug. 3 | Although there are immeasurable Buddhas,
there is only one goal of Buddhahood attained by them,
and one complete Dharma based on Bodhicitta realised.
- Stonepeace
A young student in a Dharma class asked me three interesting questions… [1] Why are...
Aug. 2 | Always here and now,
Always new and fresh,
Always aware and alive.
- Stonepeace
For a bodhisattva, the safest course is to constantly remind oneself of the initial aspiration to bodhi-mind [Bodhicitta: aspiration to guide one and all to Buddhahood]. In...
Jun. 14 | Compassion is the root
[beginning] of the Buddha path.
[the path to Buddhahood].
- Nagarjuna (The Treatise on Perfection of Wisdom)
There is this adage… To ‘be good for goodness’ sake’; instead of being good for pleasing anyone...
Jan. 30 | Though a wheel of fire about your head
Were wildly whirling and flaming,
Just do not abandon your Bodhi Mind (Bodhicitta),
Even amidst such strong suffering.
- Avatamsaka Sutra
* Bodhicitta is the aspiration
to attain Buddhahood,
and to guide others...
Jan. 3 | Amita[bha] Buddha is
the great king who presides over Pure Land,
the great boatman who ferries beings across, and
the great shepherd who protects beings on the way.
- Anonone
The Courage of a King: A king’s first priority is to overcome all his...
Dec. 6 | Amituofo’s Pure Land, being the best Dharma school in the universe,
presided by the best principal (Amituofo) and teachers (Bodhisattvas),
guarantees graduation of its inhabitants towards Buddhahood.
- Stonepeace
What is the wish for rebirth in...
Nov. 20 |
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Oct. 25 | When the student is ready,
the master appears.
(When the students wrongly assume they are ready,
the might maras appear.)
- Zen Saying (extended)
There is the mistaken notion, that after ‘carefully’ choosing human gurus (spiritual teachers),...
Sep. 12 | Everyone wants happiness,
but the true way to reach perfect happiness
is to bring happiness to others.
- Patrul Rinpoche
Aug. 23 | If there is no Bodhicitta,
there would be no Buddha,
and no Buddhadharma [teachings of the Buddha].
- Stonepeace
The title of this article sounds like a ridiculous question. And indeed, it is. For if even the Buddha did not teach the path to Buddhahood,...
Jun. 12 | While True Happiness [by attaining Buddhahood]
is not conditioned by anyone,
it is conditioned by helping everyone
to realise True Happiness [by actualising Bodhicitta].
- Stonepeace
May. 24 | Major sudden enlightenment in an instant
is the culminating effect
of minor gradual awakenings over much time.
~ Stonepeace
In the Lotus Sutra, there is a section where Wisdom Accumulation Bodhisattva asks Manjushri Bodhisattva if there is anyone who...
Jan. 17 | Now, as a genuine practitioner of compassion and Bodhicitta, you must develop tolerance. And in order to practice sincerely and to develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Thus, these people give us real opportunities to practice these...
Nov. 17 | While True Happiness is unconditioned by anyone,
it is also conditioned by
‘wanting to help everyone to realise True Happiness’. (Bodhicitta)
~ Stonepeace
