Tricycle Daily Dharma March 31, 2012 ~ The Sacredness of Life

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 31, 2012

The Sacredness of Life

Life is possible. Situations are possible. And anybody can start to gain some kind of insight and appreciation of their lives. That’s what we call 'sacred.' It doesn’t mean something dramatic, but something very simple. There’s a sacredness to everyone’s life.
 
- Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, "A New Place, A New Time"

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Daily Buddhist Wisdom ~ 3/31/12

Daily Buddhist Wisdom
	Compassion is the best healer. - Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ultimate Healing

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 30, 2012 ~ The Perfect Zen Student

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 30, 2012

The Perfect Zen Student

When things are running smoothly, the refrigerator is very much like some people's idea of the perfect Zen student. It is calm, cool, and quiet, and it possesses its own inner light.
 
- Gary Thorp, "Infinite Winter"

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Tricycle Daily Dharma March 29, 2012 ~ Straight Ahead

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 29, 2012

Straight Ahead

Go very deep into yourself. Let body and mind fall away. Experience the absolute basis of reality. But the path doesn't end there. This is just the peak of the mountain. You need to continue the journey. Where do you go when you’re at the peak? Straight ahead. It’s always straight ahead. Straight ahead when you’re on the peak means down the other side of the mountain back into the marketplace. That’s where your realization needs to manifest. Otherwise, what’s the point?
 
- John Daido Loori, "Straight Ahead"

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Tricycle Daily Dharma March 28, 2012 ~ The Perfection of Purity

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 28, 2012

The Perfection of Purity

Sustaining and furthering insight into selflessness is the act of purification, and yet the purpose of it all is not the process of purification but the nature of life when the goal has been reached. When the realization of this nature is complete, the heart has arrived at perfect nirvana, free from any clinging whatsoever. It is the realization that there is no one here to be pure or impure—only a quality of brightness and ease, a rich and fearless peace. This is the perfection of purity.
 
- Amaro Bhikkhu, “The Perfection of Purity”

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Daily Buddhist Wisdom 3/27/2012 (One of the major aims...)

Daily Buddhist Wisdom
	One of the major aims and purposes of religious practice for the individual is an inner transformation from an undisciplined, untamed, and unfocused state of mind towards one that is disciplined, tamed and balanced. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 27, 2012 ~ Having Good Purpose

Tricycle Daily Dharma March 27, 2012

Having Good Purpose

In America and Europe, everyone is very active. But if you become too active, you lose the essence of Buddhism. You only have the Buddhist labels. One must cultivate peace to be compassionate. Without this, what you do, even as an 'engaged Buddhist' is just a lot of activity with no good purpose.
 
- Sulak Sivaraksa, “In Exile from Siam”

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