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“Wisdom without skillful means And skillful means, too, without wisdom Are referred to as bondage. Therefore do not give up either.” The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Atisha Dipamkarashrijnana as translated by Ruth Sonam is included in Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment: A Commentary on Atisha Dipamkara Shrijnanas’ “A Lamp for the Path […]

“The actual identification of the mental afflictions: Attachment Anger Pride Ignorance Doubt The view of the transitory collection View holding to an extreme The view holding a bad view to be best The view holding a bad ethics and ascetic practice to be best Wrong view”   From Textual Outline for the Medium Treatise on […]

“In all our births from beginningless time till the present, there has not been any form of suffering we have not undergone here in samsara, nor any form of happiness we have not experienced. But no matter how many bodies we have had, we have obtained nothing worthwhile from them. Now that we have gained […]

“Alas! Though all these wandering sentient beings always want only happiness, nevertheless, since they don’t know that happiness’ cause is virtue, or if they do, are unable to achieve it, they’re destitute of happiness. If they now had happiness and it’s cause, how wonderful! May they have it! I will make this happen! Please inspire […]

“If the darkness that hides the basis of right and wrong Is not illuminated by the lamp of true learning, You cannot know even the path; not to speak of Entrance into the supreme city of liberation! Therefore, not satisfied with partiality and rough ideas, I trained carefully in all the treatises of the Invincible […]

“Even if I develop only bodhicitta, without practicing the three types of morality I will not achieve enlightenment. With my clear recognition of this, Please bless me to practice the bodhisattva vows with great energy.” Verse 8 from Foundation of All Good Qualities by Je Tsong Khapa as published in Essential Buddhist Prayers: An FPMT Prayer Book, volume […]

“Even if you have built up as habits renunciation and a bodhichitta aim, Still, if you lack the discriminating awareness of realizing the abiding nature of reality, You will be unable to sever the root of your compulsive existence. Therefore, make effort in the methods for realizing dependent arising.” Verse 9 from The Three Principal […]