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THE FIFTH PARAMITA, MENTAL STABILITY
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
Subhuti has just witnessed the compassion and detachment with which the Buddha performed his daily round of giving and receiving offerings,
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
A Buddha gains wisdom; a Bodhisattva adds compassion.
Paul F. Knitter • Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian
Conze says, “Merit is the indispensable condition for all further spiritual progress. Nevertheless, to aim at merit is to diminish it. And why? Because when giving, etc. is accompanied by wrong metaphysical views that assume the reality of gift, giver and reward, it produces only limited results. But if it aims at emptiness alone, then the reward b
... See moreRed Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
A number of commentators compare the dharma taught by the Buddha to a mirror, which reflects without any intention to do so and without any attachment to what is reflected.
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
notice that you are talking to yourself,
Pema Chödrön • Start Where You Are: How to accept yourself and others
“Moreover, Subhuti, when bodhisattvas give a gift, they should not be attached to a thing. When they give a gift, they should not be attached to anything at all.
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Neither Holy nor Wise When the mind is at peace, the world too is at peace. Nothing real, nothing absent. Not holding on to reality, not getting stuck in the void, You are neither holy nor wise, just an ordinary fellow who has completed his work. Layman P’ang
Jed McKenna • Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing (The Enlightenment Trilogy Book 1)
(A good laugh is the best way to kill the Buddha.)