It is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing. The teaching of the Buddha is qualified as ehi-passika, inviting you to 'come and see', but not to come and believe. — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection,… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
As long as you are conscious of yourself, you can never concentrate on anything. — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
It is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing. The teaching of the Buddha is qualified as ehi-passika, inviting… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“Human language is too poor to express the real nature of the Absolute Truth or Ultimate Reality which is Nirvana. Language is created and… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“Here the four elements of solidity, fluidity, heat and motion have no place; the notions of length and breadth, the subtle and the gross,… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
All great work artistic, poetic, intellectual or spiritual is produced at those moments when creators forget themselves altogether and are free from self-consciousness. — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
There is no unmoving mover behind the movement. It is only movement. It is not correct to say that life is moving, but life… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“What we call life...is the combination of the Five Aggregates, a combination of physical and mental energies. These are constantly changing; they do not… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“To be attached to one thing (to a certain view) and to look down upon other things (views) as inferior—this the wise men call… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
If by the expression "not practical" you mean "not easy," you are right. Definitely it is not easy. Yet it should be tried. You… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“We must admit that very often we are afraid or ashamed to look at our own minds. So we prefer to avoid it. One… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“…When the secret is discovered, when the Truth is seen, all the forces which feverishly produce the continuity of samsara in illusion become calm… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
