Sublime

The one who acts (spontaneously) without saying why is not immature. He is free from the bondage of life even while he lives. He is happy, blessed, and shines splendidly, even within samsara!

So come what may, I’ll not upset My cheerful happiness of mind. Dejection never brings me what I want; My virtue will be warped and marred by it.

Seng-wei says, “The Bhagavan tells Subhuti if donors base themselves on false conceptions in their practice of giving and are attached to a subject or object and think that merit is real, this turns out to be false. The Tathagata does not speak of such merit as great, because merit does not exist. But if donors base themselves on the wisdom of the

Where is shanti [peace]? If shanti is required, the only correct method of securing it is by self-enquiry. Through self-enquiry Self-realisation is possible.

It is the most difficult thing in this world to work and not care for the result, to help a man and never think that he ought to be grateful, to do some good work and at the same time never look to see whether it brings

you name or fame, or nothing at all.

najłatwiejszym sposobem, aby zdobyć prawdziwe bogactwo, jest nauczyć się, jak być szczęśliwym, mając mniej — tylko wystarczająco dużo.

Bodhichitta is the heart of Buddhism. It is the cure for all ills. Our self-importance and self-cherishing are so deep in all of our hearts. In order to get to the root of that, in order to get to all the deep layers of self-importance and self-cherishing, we need to cultivate bodhichitta.

So right at the beginning, seekers should have in mind what they want out of a guru. If you have certain principles and you think that it’s inappropriate for a guru to live in luxury (and understandably so), you should pay attention to that. There is a reason Shakyamuni Buddha chose to communicate with the methods of walking barefoot with a begging

19 The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results; all his selfish desires have been consumed in the fire of knowledge. 20 The wise, ever satisfied, have abandoned all external supports. Their security is unaffected by the results of their action; even while acting, they really do nothing at all.