Buddhist Thought of the DayJodo-shu Buddhism and general South Florida Buddhist Resouces.Thought for Mon, 30 Jun 2008- June 30, 2008 Even the intellectual understanding of the inexistence of our 'selves' is a rare and bitter attainment which few even attempt. And that is only the elimination round which qualifies us for access to Reality... Intellectual understanding should be not indispensable to a 'simple' mind, but, with our conditioning, it would seem to be an almost inevitable preliminary. - Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/30Jun2008.html Thought for Sun, 29 Jun 2008- June 29, 2008 War can only be understood and put an end to if you and all those who are concerned very deeply with the survival of man, feel that you are utterly responsible for killing others. What will make you change - J. Krishnamurti...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/29Jun2008.html Thought for Sat, 28 Jun 2008- June 28, 2008 When you are deluded and full of doubt, even a thousand books of scripture are not enough. When you have realized understanding, even one word is too much. - Fen Yang...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/28Jun2008.html Thought for Fri, 27 Jun 2008- June 27, 2008 "I gave way to delight, as mystics have for centuries when they peeked through the curtains and discovered that this world- so manifestly real was actually a tiny stage set constructed by the mind. We discover abruptly that everything we accept as reality is just social fabrications. - Timothy Leary, 1966...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/27Jun2008.html Thought for Thu, 26 Jun 2008- June 26, 2008 So is it possible to see the limitations of thought and give it its right place, and therefore giving the right place to thought brings about clarity - right We mean by right place - the art of that intelligence which comes through investigation, through exploration, that art - the very meaning of that word is to put everything where it belongs, put everything in our life where it belongs, and to find out where it belongs you need tremendous intelligence. - J. Krishnamurti...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/26Jun2008.html Thought for Wed, 25 Jun 2008- June 25, 2008 The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana. - Bassui...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/25Jun2008.html Thought for Tue, 24 Jun 2008- June 24, 2008 When asked the question, what is consciousness we become conscious of consciousness. And most of us take this consciousness of consciousness to be what consciousness is. This is not true. - Julian Jaynes...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/24Jun2008.html Thought for Mon, 23 Jun 2008- June 23, 2008 Having found no self that is not other, The seeker must find that there is no other that is not self, So that in the absence of both other and self, There may be known the perfect peace, Of the presence of absolute absence. "The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/23Jun2008.html Thought for Sun, 22 Jun 2008- June 22, 2008 But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest. - Buddha...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/22Jun2008.html |