Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)

the four foundations of mindfulness: awareness of the body, awareness of feelings, awareness of mental phenomena, and awareness of truths, of the laws of experience.

Be particularly vigilant with respect to the arising of the five hindrances: desire, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness, and doubt.

Ryokan,

“Om Mani Padme Hum.”

the Kalama Sutta.

We attain wisdom not by creating ideals but by learning to see things clearly, as they are.

To understand karma, it is essential to see how the motivation or intention preceding an action determines the future karmic result of that action. Thus, if an act is motivated by true kindness, it will necessarily bring a positive result, and if an act is motivated by aggression or greed, it will eventually bring an unpleasant result. Because karm

Zen Doctrine of No Mind,

Hero with a Thousand Faces (New York: World Publishing Co., 1971), Joseph Campbell,