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the Buddha was not a Buddhist. On the contrary, according to the Pali Canon, he requested that his image not be depicted, he worried that he might be worshiped as a god, he allowed people to continue to practice their existing religious rites, and he remained agnostic on such fundamental questions about the creation of the world and what happens af
... See moreJay Michaelson • Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
Buddha means “the awakened one.”
Eckhart Tolle • A New Earth: The life-changing follow up to The Power of Now. ‘My No.1 guru will always be Eckhart Tolle’ Chris Evans
Over the next several days, the truth emerged to Siddhartha—that release from suffering comes not from renunciation of the things of the world, but from release from attachment to those things. A Middle Way shunned both ascetic extremism and sensuous indulgence, because both are attachments and thus lead to dissatisfaction. At the moment of this re
... See moreArthur C. Brooks • From Strength to Strength
While others might proclaim the wonders of such a world-shaking experience, the Buddha denies that he obtained or found anything at all.
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
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
teach anything. He now puts an end to the perception that buddhas realize anything.
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Most people look for enlightenment in the future. Buddhas find it in the past. In this sutra, the Buddha says, “No beginning, this is the highest truth.” To believe such truth, you must be fearless.