“From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash. These words point to the fundamental truth of Buddhism, a truth I could not as yet conceive in those days.” PeopleFirstsBuddhismFundamentalsTrash Author:Soko Morinaga
“Zen purposes to discipline the mind itself, to make it its own master, through an insight into its proper nature. This getting into the real nature of one's own mind or soul is the fundamental object of Zen Buddhism. Zen, therefore, is more than meditation and Dhyana in its ordinary sense. The discipline of Zen consists in opening the mental eye in order to look into the very reason of existence.” MindLooksRealSoulReasonEyePurposeOrderNatureExistenceMeditationObjectsMastersBuddhismDisciplineOrdinaryFundamentalsInsightOpeningZen BuddhismDhyana Book:An Introduction to Zen Buddhism Source: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“Theosophy tries to bridge the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity by pointing to the fundamental spiritual truths on which both religions are built, and by winning people to regard the Buddha and the Christ as fellow-laborers, and not as rivals.” PeopleTryingSpiritualWinningChristChristianityBuddhismBuiltRegardFellowsFundamentalsBridgesPointingRivalsLaborersSpiritual TruthBuddhism And Christianity Author:Annie Besant
“Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not ready for it." That goes against the fundamental principle.” PrinciplesReadyBuddhismBenefitsFundamentalsNot ReadyFundamental Principles Author:Sakyong Mipham
“I feel a little as if the Buddhism is creeping back, but I mention all this simply in order to illustrate that there is, in my life, a fundamental sense of conflict between something that I am calling 'Buddhism' and my creative impulse.” IfsFeelsLittlesOrderCreativeBuddhismCallingConflictFundamentalsImpulse Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“This is part of the fundamental character of Buddhism that I find problematic - that it is not interested in anything. Hence the 'Fascination' in the title of the essay, the fascination of art and creativity, stands in opposition to what is called 'Liberation'.” ArtCharacterCreativityBuddhismFundamentalsLiberationTitlesOppositionNot InterestedEssaysFascinationArt And Creativity Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me the other end," he says. And the master replies, "What would you do with the other end?" This is answering an everyday matter in terms of the metaphysical. When the question is, "Master, what is the fundamental principle of Buddhism?" Then he replies, "There is enough breeze in this fan to keep me cool." That is answering the metaphysical in terms of the everyday, and that is, more or less, the principle zen works on. The mundane and the sacred are one and the same.” GivingFirstsEndsMatterEnoughHandsTermPrinciplesFansExampleMastersBuddhismPleaseGive MeFundamentalsSacredEverydayKnivesMetaphysicalBreezeBladesMundaneFundamental Principles Book:What is Zen? Source: What is Zen?
“Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success” SufferingBuddhismMindfulnessFundamentalsEnvyRejoiceStemInabilityJealousy EnvyJealousy And Envy Author:Matthieu Ricard
“In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.” SelfSufferingCausesIgnoranceBuddhismRootsFundamentalsTrue NatureRoot CauseMisperception Author:Dalai Lama