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Bodhi Mind is not one’s individual mind. It is universal Mind, and it is open to all beings. It is Mind with a capital M. It is the state of enlightenment.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen (Editor) • You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
In other schools of Buddhism, awakening or bodhi seems remote and almost superhuman, something to be reached only after many lives of patient effort. But in Zen there is always the feeling that awakening is something quite natural, something startlingly obvious, which may occur at any moment. If it involves
Alan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
This compassionate wish is called Bodhichitta in Sanskrit; bodhi means our enlightened essence, and chitta means heart.
Sogyal Rinpoche • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
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Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Buddha on a Bull: A Practical Approach to Enlightenment (Complete Humanity Series Book 1)
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bodhisattva vows based on the words of the beloved sixth-century sage Shantideva: May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp in the darkness A resting place for the weary A healing medicine for all who are sick A vase of plenty, a tree o
... See moreJack Kornfield • Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
are. In fact, the word “Buddha” simply means one who has awakened to his or her own true nature.
Jon Kabat-Zinn • Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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