Category Enlightenment Daily

The things that are holding you up personally

Richard Rose says : “The things that are holding you up personally are the negative things that have happened to you. You have to start with the recognition that we do not have the truth. A searcher for truth can…

Paradise is right here, right now, in all directions

Tong Songchol says : “They say that paradise is in the west. So the Sixth Patriarch Huineng asked where the people in the west went if people in the east chanted and went to paradise in the west. If you…

One should seek to know and be oneself

Mooji says :  “One should not excessively seek partners or friends, one should seek to know and be oneself. As you begin to awaken to the Truth, you start noticing how well life flows by itself and how well you…

Unity

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche says : “This buddha nature of ours, which is primordially free from the two extremes of being and not being, is described with the word ‘unity’. What does unity mean in this context? Right now, visual forms,…

Serve Your Enemies

Tong Songchol says : “Serve Your Enemies A truly religious person wishes and prays that those who curse and harass his religion be the first to go to heaven or paradise. Genuinely religious people do not claim that only followers…

True Happiness is made of love

Thich Nhat Hanh says : “True Happiness is made of love” Many of us think we need more money, more power or more status before we can be happy. We’re so busy spending our lives chasing after money, power and…

From Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh says : “And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in the situation of hell, we will be able to contribute our peace and…