Topic: Buddhist sayings

[erik]

Sound manifests within silent space, and the function of practice is to discover silent mind.

[erik]

When you're new to practice, you need to treat yourself a little more gently and take account of the fact that you can easily become distracted.

[erik]

It is important as the basis of Sutra, to become suspicious enough so that we can question things, and the main principle there in terms of practice is silent sitting.

[erik]

The more we throw ourselves at life in an attempt to feel real, the more pain we tend to inflict on ourselves.

[Firestarter]

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Buddha

[erik]

When we realise that we cannot relate to emptiness through the process of duality it becomes easier to consider letting go of our reluctance to dive into the ocean of direct experience.

[Firestarter]

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our pasts over and over again. ~Buddha

[Firestarter]

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha

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"Enlightenment for a wave in the ocean is the moment the wave realises that it is water."

~Thich Nhat Hanh

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"It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first place, and the Buddhists did away with it. On the contrary, it means there was never any ego at all to begin with. To realize that is called 'egolessness'."

Sogyal Rinpoche

[erik]

Living as we do with alternating pleasure and irritation prompts us to evolve different styles of approaching life.

[erik]

From the point of view of duality, emptiness evokes terror. From the view of liberated-being, emptiness evokes delight.

[Firestarter]

good quote!

[erik]

We need humour in order to avoid taking ourselves quite so seriously; we need to be able to laugh at the fact that we continually create our own unenlightened condition.

[erik]

Without humour we would be unable to relate to the idea that a Lama could comprehend the comedy of our personal dualism in an effective manner, and conjure with it to our advantage.