Act thou for them “today,” and they will act for thee “tomorrow.” ’Tis from the bud of Renunciation of the Self, that springeth the sweet fruit of final Liberation. To perish doomed is he, who out of fear of Māra refrains from… Renunciation
There are six forces—hearing, pondering, mindfulness, awareness, effort and intimacy. These forces affect the nine stages of thought that lead to one-pointedness of mind. First, by the force of hearing, thought focuses upon the object of meditation. Merely hearing from… One-Pointedness
Thou canst not travel on the Path before thou hast become that Path itself. Let thy soul lend its ear to every cry of pain like as the lotus bares it heart to drink the morning sun. Let not the… Let Thy Soul Lend It’s Ear
Unable to bear the suffering of sentient beings without doing something about it, you generate strong compassion and love, wishing beings to be rid of suffering and to possess happiness. . . . If, no matter what you are doing, in some… The Altruistic Mind