‘Remain in the Buddha-mind. Then you’ll never stray, then you’ll be a living Buddha for all time.’ Bankei

‘When we say that there is no self, people get worried, or angry. Their attachment and identification to this idea of a self is so strong.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

‘Despite their limitations, words remain indispensable. The Buddhist tradition itself is built upon texts, dialogues, and commentaries—words pointing beyond words. The challenge is not to avoid language, but to use it skilfully, without becoming trapped by it.’...

My dear friends, suppose someone is holding a pebble and throws it in the air and the pebble begins to fall down into a river. After the pebble touches the surface of the water, it allows itself to sink slowly into the river. It will reach the bed of the river without...

‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’ The BuddhaUdāna Sutra

At Plum Village, the practice center where I live, we learn to come in touch with the wonders of nature as a source of nourishment and healing. Cultivating awareness of the impact of our daily actions on the planet, we turn off lights when not in use, use water...