Sublime

Although there are birth, sickness, old age, and death, now that I have a path of practice, I have nothing more to fear.

The Mountain Path, a journal which propagates Sri Ramana’s teachings.

Suggested Practice Labeling As you move through your day, notice the many times that you label and categorize objects, experiences, and people: telephone, banana, morning, evening, happiness, brother, sister, pleasant, unpleasant, boring, and so forth. When you notice yourself labeling, take a few seconds to see if you are able to connect with anot

Our teacher Thay’s invitation into this awareness is for us to ask ourselves, “Am I sure?” whenever we notice ourselves labeling. Am I really sure that I understand what the Buddha is? Am I sure I understand what my happiness is, that I understand who you are, that I understand who I am? If we’re really honest, I think we have to answer no. We can’

attainment. To call him a tathagata, or one who appears as he truly is, is to indicate his nature.

“Brother Phap Hai, in Mahayana Buddhism there is a teaching that there is nothing that is not Dharma, nothing that is not a teaching if we are fully aware.”

Records of High Monks and The Gateless Gate

Questions for Reflection 1. Reflecting on my practice, how is my practice a gift—to myself, my dear ones, my Sangha? 2. From my practice of stopping and coming back to my senses during the past week—what themes have emerged? Have I noticed that I tend to be more aware of sounds, or smells, or tastes, or sights, or sensations? What are some of the m