‘The Buddha often likened his teachings to a raft — a means of crossing the river of suffering to reach the far shore of liberation. Once the far shore is reached, there is no need to carry the raft further.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘If we have wisdom then we'll be able to examine this natural mind of ours and use it as our subject of study.’ Ajahn Chah

‘The realisation of clear awareness is not an abstract or mystical state reserved for a select few. It is, in fact, our most natural state of mind, obscured only by the veil of conceptual thought and attachment to self.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘To those searching for ultimate reality, First one should say that everything exists; Later when they understand the meaning And are free of attachment, then teach the absence.’ Arya Nagarjuna

Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu introduces the Pāli word ‘atammayatā’ as something that might seem a little bit strange, but we’ve been traveling all over looking for it without even knowing it.

‘The person who has no preferences and has overcome all views, what would he be attached to in the world?’ Alagaddupama Sutta

‘The Buddha spoke of nirvana not as annihilation, but as the cessation of the fire of clinging. Likewise, atammayatā is not a negation of life, but the freedom to engage with it without being ensnared.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Wakeful without wandering, The mind is tranquil yet bright. All phenomena are real and eternal, Profuse, yet of a single form.’ Niutou Farong

‘The Buddha’s caution against clinging to views is a reminder that the ultimate goal of the Dharma is not the articulation of truth but the direct experience of it.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘By being fully present, we allow the truths of impermanence, suffering, and not-self to reveal themselves. In this way, awareness and wisdom are not separate; they are two aspects of the same practice, each deepening and supporting the other.’ Everyday Buddhism