“In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That’s all.”

When you walking along naturally, you’re walking in the harmony of the Unborn.

An enlightened awareness is within each one of us, right at this moment. This enlightened awareness is truly unborn and marvellously illuminating; and everything is perfectly managed by it.

Don’t hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that do arise. Simply realize that our original mind, right from the start, is beyond thought, so that no matter what, you never get involved with thoughts. Illuminate original mind, and no other understanding is necessary.

Conclusively realise that what is unborn and illuminating is truly awakened and without effort, rest naturally as the Unborn Mind. Resting in this way, you are a living Buddha.

Deep down, fundamentally, we are the ‘unborn’. We never came into being and we never go out of being. All of these coming and goings are just pulses in the pattern

Yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.

The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit.

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still.

All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.

Suttas are not meant to be ‘sacred scriptures’ that tell us what to believe.

Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.