So, my new job has a very strict internet policy. This means quotes will be very irregular if they occur at all in the future. Sorry folks!

If I am holding a cup of water and I ask you, "Is this cup empty?" you will say, "No, it is full of water." But if I pour out the water and ask you again, you may say, "Yes, it is empty." But, empty of what?... My cup is empty of water, but it is not empty of air. To be empty is to be empty of something.... When Avalokita [Avalokiteshvara, the ( Read more... )

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Beings are owners of their actions. . . heirs of their actions; they originate from their actions, are bound to their actions, have their actions as their refuge. It is action that distinguishes beings as inferior and superior ( Read more... )

One day the Buddha held up a flower in front of an audience of 1,250 monks and nuns. He did not say anything for quite a long time. The audience was perfectly silent. Everyone seemed to be thinking hard, trying to see the meaning behind the Buddha's gesture. Then, suddenly, the Buddha smiled. He smiled because someone in the audience smiled at him ( Read more... )

Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and others. That seems so simple--except when we substitute for real practice some idea that we should be different or better than we are, or that our lives should be different from the way they are. When we substitute our ideas ( Read more... )

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
~ Denis Waitley

NOTE: Work is very busy and will be until probably September. This means quote posting will be sporatic at best. :) Sorry y'all!

When we appreciate the past and hope for the future, it is more important to seize the present ( Read more... )

Reducing others' vexations is compassion ( Read more... )

Shantideva emphasizes the importance of guarding our mind by drawing the following analogy ( Read more... )