‘Awareness does not belong to anyone; it is not ‘my’ awareness or ‘your’ awareness. It is vast, boundless, and ever-present, beyond the categories of self and other.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘It might be pure meditation or concentration (shamatha), but without the ethical base, there will be no substance to it.’ Geshe Tashi Tsering
‘Manjushri: If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it. But I do not strive after enlightenment, because enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjushri, the Crown Prince.’ Prajnaparamita
The danger is that insights, once grasped, can easily harden into words.
The food we eat doesn’t arrive on our plates in isolation. Every bite is the result of the contributions of countless beings, the care of nature, and the conditions that make it possible. I remember the first time I allowed myself to consider this while eating,...
La comida que consumimos no llega a nuestro plato de forma aislada. Cada bocado es el resultado de las contribuciones de innumerables seres, el cuidado de la naturaleza y las condiciones que lo hacen posible. Recuerdo la primera vez que me permití reflexionar sobre...
It’s holiday season, and you know what that means: food, fun, and family dysfunction. Many people find this season comforting—all ugly sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes. But it is also common to find the season uncomfortable or even traumatic. Many people have...
‘The Cloud of Noble Jewels Sutra says: bodhisattva is one who perseveres in all different types of actions without getting tired in body or mind. This is called the persistent perseverance of a bodhisattva.’ Master Bojo
En este video, la editora de Buddhadharma, Mariana Restrepo, conversa con Sozan Miglioli, el maestro fundador de Zen Sin Fronteras, sobre su trabajo para crear una comunidad global de budistas zen de habla hispana y hacer las enseñanzas del Zen más relevantes y...
‘Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For ‘self’ and ‘Buddha’ are synonymous.’ Prajnaparamita