Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:
To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations. — Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022)
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BDG feature: Buddhist Practice and a Pile of Mulch
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BDG feature: The Nine Levels in the Contemplation Sutra and the Three Grades in the Infinite Life Sutra
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BDG on YouTube: The Heart Sutra with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 20)
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BDG on YouTube: Po Lam Buddhist Association: Ratana Sutta (English Chanting)
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Prologue to Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra) (A free, 2-page essay in translation from 2020)
Tags: #Mahayana #Philosophy
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/essays/prologue-to-intro-middle-way_shenga
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Atisha (c. 982–1054 CE)
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#Zen #Buddhism's concept of #tathatā or #suchness expresses reality as it is — free from conceptual overlay. Interwoven with #emptiness (#śūnyatā), #DependentOrigination, and #interpenetration, suchness is not transcendence but direct, embodied encounter. This non-dual insight is central to #Mahāyāna thought.
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-15-suchness_as_reality/
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Atisha (c. 982–1054 CE)
Since you cannot become a buddha merely by understanding the Dharma, practice earnestly with understanding. — Atisha (c. 982–1054 CE)
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Linji Yixuan (d. 866 CE)
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Linji Yixuan (d. 866 CE)
An ancient said that if you call it a thing, you miss the mark. Just look for yourself: what else is there? Talk could go on forever: each of you must personally make the effort. — Linji Yixuan (d. 866 CE)
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BDG on YouTube: The Heart Sutra with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 19)
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A Guide to Japanese Buddhism (A free, 40-page book from 2004)
Tags: #Mahayana #JapaneseBuddhism
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/monographs/guide-to-japanese-buddhism_japan-buddhist-federation
BDG feature: Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
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BDG on YouTube: Chat with Sze Fu: Ven. Yin Kit Responds to Questions from Students (13)
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Master Xu Yun (c. 1840–1959)
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Mind in Dzogchen and Mahamudra (A free, 9-page article from 2021)
Tags: #Mahayana #Tibet #Mahamudra #Dzogchen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/mind-in-dzogchen-and-mahamudra_jackson-roger
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Master Xu Yun (c. 1840–1959)
The Buddha and me! We're one, not two. So are you! /
You're chanting to this? You are this! /
Come, hold on to this reality! Don't be swept away into illusion. /
History is an endless lie. — Master Xu Yun (c. 1840–1959)
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BDG on YouTube: The Heart Sutra with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 18)
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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971)
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