That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.
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Bassui | Rinzai Zen Master | 1327-1387
Posted on February 23, 2010 by Rio
In 1387 (at the age of 61), as Bassui was sitting in zazen meditation among his followers, he turned to them and shouted twice, “Look directly! What is this? Look in this manner and you won’t be deceived!”. He then died.
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Merry Christmas | The Christ
Posted on December 7, 2009 by Rio
34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself.
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Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday is today | Quotes!
Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rio
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
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Steve Hagen | Buddhism | On Reincarnation
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Rio
Reincarnation implies the persistence of a self. And this goes to the very heart of the Buddhist insight. There isn’t any persistence of any kind whatsoever.
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Sri Ramana Maharshi | Who am I? Enquiry | Meditation
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Rio
“For all thoughts the source is the ‘I’ thought. The mind will merge only by Self-enquiry ‘Who am I?’ The thought ‘Who am l?’ will destroy all other thoughts and finally kill itself also.”
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On Reincarnation | Sri Ramana Maharshi
Posted on June 2, 2009 by Rio
Sri Ramana Maharshi: Reincarnation exists only so long as there is ignorance. There is really no reincarnation at all, either now or before. Nor will there be any hereafter. This is the truth.
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Buddhism | Mindfulness | Meditation
Posted on April 28, 2009 by Rio
These two quotes from two different Buddhist teachers are quite helpful. One explains the problem that we face, the source of our discontent. The other tells us how the problem is solved.
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The Four Agreements | Don Miguel Ruiz | Toltecs
Posted on April 19, 2009 by Rio
In a simple way, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz show us how human beings distort our reality trapping ourselves in negative beliefs, which we never challenge.
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Buddha | Prajnaparamita | Anne Bancroft
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Rio
“…the infinitely varied forms of this world, in all their relativity, far from being a hindrance and a dangerous distraction to the spiritual path, are really a healing medicine. Why?
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