Buddha nature Quote by Sogyal Rinpoche Download Open image “Our buddha nature is as good as any buddha’s buddha nature.” — Sogyal Rinpoche ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Buddha nature Buddhism Funny Inspirational Love Nature
“8. Man is not Good-natured nor Bad-natured, but Buddha-natured. We have had already occasion to observe that Zen teaches Buddha-nature, which all sentient beings are endowed with. The term 'Buddha-nature,'[FN#165] as accepted generally by Buddhists, means a latent and undeveloped nature, which enables its owner to become Enlightened when it is developed and brought to actuality.[FN#166]” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
Buddha nature is not something that we possess, nor is it something we can be. It is the nature of things, just as they… — Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Copy Share Image
“Therefore, to get Enlightened we have to believe that all beings are Buddha-natured—that is, absolutely good-natured in the sense that transcends the duality of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
If you want to find Buddha nature, love someone and care for them. — Dainin Katagiri Copy Share Image
...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . . — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“according to Zen, is not good-natured nor bad-natured in the relative sense, as accepted generally by common sense, of these terms, but Buddha-natured in… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“According to the theory of Buddha-nature, the fact that the good become bad or the bad become good, does not imply in the least… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
That goodness is what survives death, a fundamental goodness that is in each and every one of us. The whole of our life is… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Why exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The masters say if you create an auspicious condition in your body and your environment then meditation and realization will automatically arise. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
At every moment in our lives we need compassion, but what more urgent moment could there be than when we are dying? What more… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the "correct" state… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away? — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“Life is to be experienced in totality. Try not to blame others like spouse, parents, friends, fellow beings or situations for any suffering. ..… — Sakshi Chetana Copy Share Image
Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Perhaps one of the main antidotes to depression, lack of self-esteem, loneliness and so forth is the recognition that we really do have Buddha… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“As for the notion of Buddha nature, there is no reifying interpretation of it in any of the texts of the lineage of vast… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
It is not what you can do for your country, but what you can do for all of mankind. — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
“Lord Buddha never put much emphasis on belief. Instead, he exhorted us to investigate and try to understand the reality of our own being.… — Thubten Yeshe Copy Share Image
“Seek happiness now within you. Don’t look anywhere else or for anyone to help bring that happiness to your life. Happiness comes as a… — Sal Martinez Copy Share Image
To reflect on everything in daily life is to nurture your buddha nature. — Shinjo Ito Copy Share Image
“Primordial wisdom [Skt. jñāna; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་, yeshé; Wyl. ye shes] has many names, but in truth it refers simply to the inseparability of the… — Jamgön Mipham Copy Share Image
An act of meditation is actually an act of faith--of faith in your spirit, in your own potential. Faith is the basis of meditation.… — Martine Batchelor Copy Share Image