I Have No Dharma to Give

Posted by cathy in Buddha, Dharma, Misc. Zen/Cha'an, Practice, Quotes, Realization “I have no Dharma to give. I only cure diseases and undo knots. Followers of The Way who come from everywhere, try not to depend on anything. There is no Buddha, no Dharma, no training, and no realization. What are you so hotly chasing? Putting a head on top of your head, you blind fools! Your head is right where it should be.” ~Rinzai Gigen

We Are What We Think

Posted by cathy in Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharma, Joy, Karma, Mind, Philosophy, Quotes, Suffering, Thoughts, Worldly Concerns “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Think or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you, like the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart. We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow you, as your shadow unshaken. In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispells hate. This is the Law, ancient and inexhaustible. We are what we think.” ~The Buddha

The Four Dharmas of Gampopa

Posted by cathy in Dharma, Gampopa, Mind, Quotes, Wisdom “Grant your blessing so that my mind may become one with the Dharma. Grant your blessing so the Dharma may go along the path. Grant your blessings so that the Dharma may clarify confusion. Grant your blessing so that confusion may dawn as wisdom.” ~Gampopa

The Taste of Liberation

Posted by cathy in Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharma, Quotes, Realization “Just as the waters of the great oceans all have one taste, the taste of salt, so too, all true teachings have but one taste, the taste of liberation.” ~The Buddha

Everything Is Bodhicitta

Posted by cathy in Compassion, Dharma, Garchen Rinpoche, Practice, Quotes “If you receive empowerment, it’s about bodhicitta. If you receive teachings, it’s about bodhicitta. If you practice teachings, it’s about bodhicitta. Everything comes down to bodhicitta. The essence of practice is about bodhicitta. When you sit down to do your practice, what you practice is bodhicitta.” ~Garchen Rinpoche

What Cannot Be Hidden

Posted by cathy in Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharma, Philosophy, Quotes, Wisdom “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~The Buddha

Dharma is in Your Mind

Posted by cathy in Ajahn Chah, Dharma, Mind, Mindfulness, Practice, Quotes, Wisdom “Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else. Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.” ~Ajahn Chah

Seeing the Dharma

Posted by cathy in Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharma, Quotes “He who sees the Dharma sees me. He who sees me sees the Dharma.” ~The Buddha

What is Dharma?

Posted by cathy in Ajahn Chah, Dharma, Quotes “What is Dharma? Nothing isn’t.” ~Ajahn Chah

The Buddha’s Teachings

Posted by cathy in Attachment, Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni, Dharma, Philosophy, Practice, Quotes, Realization “My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience. My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold on to or worship. My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river. Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation.” ~The Buddha