The aspirant must realise, that, whichever spiritual path he is committed to, there can be no guarantee
in succeeding to know, in a veritable way, the Infinite dwelling in
him. Among all those who followed a given path, very few have attained
this so out-of-the-ordinary goal. An uncompromising honesty towards
oneself, a maximum of … Read the rest >
« Past and future veil God from our sight ;
Burn up both of them with fire. How long
Wilt thou be partitioned by these segments, like a reed ?
So long as a reed is partitioned, it is note privy to secrets,
Nor is it vocal in response to lip and breathing. » … Read the rest >
There is a Buddha for those who do not know what he is really, there is no Buddha for those who know what he is really .
12-13. All the doors of the senses
closed, the mind shut in into the heart, the life-force taken up out of
its diffused movement into the head, the intelligence concentrated in
the utterance of the sacred syllable OM and its conceptive thought in
the remembrance of the supreme Godhead, he who goes forth, abandoning
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Contemplating viryaparamita, or
the perfection of effort, leads us to the question of enthusiastic
energy. Does the idea itself make you feel exhausted? We never can
accomplish anything if we don’t really try, if we don’t have some
ongoing perseverance. On the spiritual path, the two qualities most
needed are patience and perseverance. For … Read the rest >
For those who have meditated much, the real Truth dawned as soon as the body and consciousness-principle part. The acquiring of experience while living is important : they who have (then) recognized (the true nature of their own being), and thus have had some experience, obtain great power during the Bardo of the Moment … Read the rest >
An earnest seeker should be deeply concerned each time he is confronted with his rebellious mind, with its lazy habits, instability, attachments, elusiveness, and slovenly ways of working. These he will have to study and try intelligently to contend with, both during his meditation and when he is engaged in doing his various spiritual … Read the rest >
If we were well accustomed to the
exercise of the presence of God, all bodily diseases would be much
alleviated thereby. God often permits that whe should suffer a little to
purify our souls and oblige us to continue with Him.
Take courage; offer Him your pains
incessantly; pray to Him for strength to … Read the rest >
On a meditation retreat several years
ago, late one evening after the Dharma talk, a woman raised her hand and
asked one last question: “Is enlightenment just a myth?” When we
teachers went back to our evening meeting, we asked each other this
question. We exchanged stories about the creative freedom of Ajahn Chah,
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(1) “If those who lead you say to you: ‘Look, the kingdom is in the sky!’
then the birds of the sky will precede you.
(2) If they say to you: ‘It is in the sea,’
then the fishes will precede you.
(3) Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and outside of you.”… Read the rest >
