Sublime

“Lord of Lanka, this teaching is the pinnacle of Mahayana understanding, for it enables practitioners to achieve self–realization and to enjoy higher levels of existence.

Chiang Wei-nung says, “Listening here is connected with ‘thus have I heard’ at the beginning of the sutra. If Subhuti did not wish to listen to this, Ananda would not have heard it. There are three kinds of listening. First, we listen to the words. Second, we listen to the meaning. Third, we listen to the truth. As we listen to these words about co

LU HUI-CH’ING says, “Higher Kindness is kindness without effort to be kind. Kindness is simply a gift. Justice is concerned with the appropriateness of the gift. Ritual is concerned with repayment. When ritual appears, belief disappears and confusion arises.

essence of wisdom, whereby our everyday activities become the focus of our spiritual cultivation.

The Buddha is not attached to the appearance of buddhahood but manifests a buddha’s lack of self.

But his name was not Lao-tzu, which means “Old Master.” Ssu-ma Ch’ien says his family name was Li, his personal name was Erh (meaning “ear,” hence, learned), and his posthumous name was Tan (meaning “long-eared,” hence, wise).

if they are able to see how projections flow from their own minds, they will have their foreheads anointed by buddhas from countless lands.

still the empty body and reason remains forget the thinking mind and the world disappears

personal realization of the ultimate knowledge of buddhas,