Individuals’ delusions can lead to collective confusion. Individuals’ clarifications can lead to collective illuminations. – Stonepeace | Books Mass hysteria is sometimes the expression...
From ‘The Sūtra Of 42 Sections’ 12th Section: Raising Of Difficulties For Diligent Cultivation (《佛说四十二章经》之第十二章：举难勤修): ‘The Buddha said, “Humans have 20 difficulties...
Spiritual cultivation is but the actualisation of our pure potential and deactivation of our defiled habits. – Shilashanti When we see those worse off, such as the very poor and sick, we usually...
Whether there is self or not, it is attachment to self that perpetuates suffering. – Stonepeace As recorded in the Ananda Sutta, a wanderer called Vacchagotta once asked the Buddha if there is...
The Buddhas are perfectly capable ‘Teachers of Humans and Gods’ as they have perfected their humanity and transcended the compassion and wisdom of even the greatest yet unenlightened gods...
Choose what decreasesthe three poisons,not what sustainsor increases them.Choose to decreasethe three poisons,not to sustainor increase them.— Shilashanti
反闻闻自性，性成无上道，圆通实如是。此是微尘佛，一路涅槃门，过去诸如来，斯门已成就；… 诚如佛世尊，询我诸方便，以救诸末劫，求出世间人，成就涅槃心，观世音为最。…...
To be truly conquered by the evilis to be transformed by them,to lose that good and pure,to be evil...
To be truly conquered by the evilis to be transformed by them,to lose that good and pure,to be evil too.Shilashanti Goodness is stronger than evilbecause its meritorious virtuescan be dedicatedto...
Choose what decreasesthe three poisons,not what sustainsor increases them.Choose to decreasethe three poisons,not to sustainor increase them.— Shilashanti
反闻闻自性，性成无上道，圆通实如是。此是微尘佛，一路涅槃门，过去诸如来，斯门已成就；… 诚如佛世尊，询我诸方便，以救诸末劫，求出世间人，成就涅槃心，观世音为最。… 文殊师利菩萨《楞严经》 Reverse hearing to hear your self-nature, and with this nature accomplish the unsurpassable...
To be truly conquered by the evilis to be transformed by them,to lose that good and pure,to be evil too.Shilashanti Goodness is stronger than evilbecause its meritorious virtuescan be dedicatedto...
