Focus Quote by Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Good friendship, in Buddhism, means considerably more than associating with people that one finds amenable and who share one's interests. It means in effect…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Like a lake unruffled by any breeze, the concentrated mind is a faithful reflector that mirrors whatever is placed before it exactly as it…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

By citing the UN Charter I indicate that the defensive party to the conflict should use only proportionate force, try to avoid civilian casualties,…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Truthful speech provides, in the sphere of interpersonal communication, a parallel to wisdom in the sphere of private understanding.”

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“For the Buddha, the key to liberation is mental purity and correct understanding, and for this reason he rejects the notion that we can…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Mindfulness brings to light experience in its pure immediacy. It reveals the object as it is before it has been plastered over with conceptual…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Samādhi, as wholesome concentration, collects together the ordinarily dispersed and dissipated stream of mental states to induce an inner unification.”

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“The mind itself—the seemingly solid, stable mind—dissolves into a stream of cittas flashing in and out of being moment by moment, coming from nowhere…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“A spiritual tradition is not a shallow stream in which one can wet one’s feet and then beat a quick retreat to the shore.…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“The choice of a spiritual path is closer to marriage: one wants a partner for life, one whose companionship will prove as trustworthy and…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

Religion must affirm, in the clearest terms, that morality and ethical values are not mere decorative frills of personal opinion, not subjective superstructure, but…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi