‘‘‘What is suppressed is expressed.’’ If you push it out of sight in one place, it just pops up somewhere else or in another guise.’ John Aske

‘When you hear that all beings are Buddha, don’t fall into the error of thinking there’s more than one Buddha.’ Zen Graffiti

El título de Uji, traducido como “Ser–Tiempo”, contiene en su esencia la totalidad del texto. Desentrañar el significado de esta palabra abre un vasto panorama de prácticas interconectadas. Los dos caracteres u-ji suelen traducirse como arutoki o “por el momento”....

‘Buddha doesn't observe precepts, doesn't do good or evil, isn’t energetic or lazy, Buddha does nothing. Buddha isn’t a Buddha.’ Bodhidharma

Via Sarvodaya.org comes the news that activist Dr. A.T. (Ahangamage Tudor) Ariyaratne, founder of the socially engaged Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement — “Sri Lanka’s most broadly embedded community-based development organization,” dedicated to “the awakening of all” —...

While on a personal retreat, I hiked into Horn Canyon in the east end of Ojai, California. Due to the severe drought, it had been years since water had flowed alongside the trail there, but now I was delighted to cross the creek a few times, jumping from rock to rock....

Everyone Is Your Guest Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on your life as a future bodhisattva Many Mahayana scriptures speak of inviting all sentient beings as our guests. When we invite a guest, we have a sense of the importance of that relationship. Guests are usually fed...

‘Whoever sees their nature is Buddha; whoever doesn’t is mortal. But if you can find buddha-nature apart from your mortal nature—where?’ Bodhidharma

Bhutan is pioneering the creation of the world’s first “Mindfulness City,” a sustainable economic hub located in the town of Gelephu along the country’s southern border with India. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan announced plans for the city in December,...

‘Buddha is Sanskrit for miraculously aware. Responding, blinking your eyes, moving hands and feet, is all miraculously aware. Nature.’ Bodhidharma