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Cultivating the heartless center between Heaven and Earth, sages delight in the endless creation of something out of nothing without becoming attached to anything.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
Pema Chödrön • A Bodhicitta Practice -- Pema Chödrön
was in this spirit that we invited such visitors to the Academy as D. T. Suzuki, Swami Ramdas (a bubbling bhaktiyogi), G. P. Malalasekera, the Bikkhu Pannananda from Thailand, the Zen master Asahina Sogen from Kamakura, the Thera (Elder) Dharmawara from Cambodia, and Ruth Sasaki, who entranced the whole student body with her formal and definitive l
... See moreAlan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
“Whenever someone speaks about the teaching, even if he claims that it comes directly from recognized authorities, do not be hasty to accept his words as the Tathagata’s authentic teaching. Compare what he says to the sutras and precepts. If it contradicts the sutras and precepts, discard what he says. But if his words are in accord with the sutras
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
fearless bodhisattvas do not cling to a dharma, much less to no dharma. This is the meaning behind the Tathagata’s saying, ‘A dharma
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
In the most ordinary terms, egolessness is a flexible identity. It manifests as inquisitiveness, as adaptability, as humor, as playfulness. It is our capacity to relax with not knowing, not figuring everything out, with not being at all sure about who we are, or who anyone else is, either. Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh. For a wa
... See morePema Chodron • Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
As Milarepa, the Tibetan sage, described his life of practice: In the beginning nothing came, in the middle nothing stayed, and in the end nothing left.