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All that the Tathagata has transmitted to you, you must carefully and skillfully study, observe, practice, and verify for yourselves in order to transmit it to future generations. Living and practicing the Way should continue to assure the peace, joy, and happiness of all beings.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
The wisdom of the padma family is discriminating awareness, which appreciates the ultimate beauty and sacredness of each “other” encountered.
Reginald A. Ray • Secret of the Vajra World
also whether he or she practiced what the guru practiced and satisfied the guru’s wishes, even if superficially.
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
May my teachers be well, happy, and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May they always meet with spiritual success. May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life. May they always rise above them with morality, integrity, forgiveness, compassion, m
... See moreHenepola Gunaratana • Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition
In a subtle way, then, it is almost irrelevant whether or not the teacher is enlightened.
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
the prayer that your dharma practice will never be derailed,
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
Most of them were Christian, and none of them knew the first thing about Buddhism, but they had no hesitancy whatever in calling him His Holiness.