Awareness

"What must I do for Enlightenment?" "Nothing." "Why not?" "Because Enlightenment doesn't come from doing? It happens." "Then can it...

To newcomers the Master would say, "Knock and the door will be opened to you." To some of them he...

Said a traveler to one of the disciples, "I have traveled a great distance to listen to the Master, but...

The Master's expansive mood emboldened his disciples to say, "Tell us what you got from Enlightenment. Did you become divine?"...

The disciple asks his master, " What can I do to attain God?" The master answers by asking, "What can...

"Of what use is your learning and your devotions? Does a donkey become wise through living in a library or...

To a fearful religious visitor the Master said, "Why are you so anxious?" "Lest I fail to attain Salvation." "And...

To a shy disciple who wanted to become self-confident the Master said, "You look for certainty in the eyes of...

Subhuti was Buddha's disciple. He was able to understand the potency of emptiness, that nothing exists except in its relationship...

An easygoing disciple complained that he had never experienced the Silence that the Master frequently commended. Said the Master, "Silence...