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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

"Buddhism is a religion of the heart. Only this. One who practices to develop the heart is one who practices Buddhism." - Buddhist Master Ajahn Chah 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #AjahnChah #quotes #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday #SPIRITUAL #spiritualawakening #MindfulMoments #Mindfulness

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The Dharma (aka Buddhism) is like the Ocean: vast, deep, and gradual in its slope - no sudden precipices. This simile reminds us that spiritual understanding deepens over time, not through force, but through gentle, consistent effort. #Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Meditation #Spiritual #Wisdom

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Loving-Kindness (Metta) 🪷 Cultivating Metta involves sending goodwill to all beings, fostering compassion and connection. Metta begins with extending kind thoughts to oneself, then gradually to loved ones, strangers, and even those we find difficult. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #Compassion

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Impermanence (Anicca) ☸️ According to Buddhist teachings, All conditioned things are impermanent. Recognizing this leads to detachment and peace. 🙂🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Peace #Meditation #Wisdom

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Mumonkan, or The Gateless Gate, is a collection of Zen Koans that serve as tools for awakening beyond conceptual thought. Each Koan is a riddle or paradox that cannot be solved through logic, pushing the practitioner to leap beyond the thinking Mind. #Buddha #Buddhism #Zen

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Just Sitting (Shikantaza) 🪷 In Soto Zen, Shikantaza involves sitting with no object of meditation, embodying pure presence and awareness. 🙏 #Zen #Buddhism #Buddha #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Mandalas represent the universe and the Mind's structure, used in meditation to realize the interconnectedness of all. In Tibetan Buddhism, they are often made from colored sand - meant to be destroyed after completion. This deliberate dissolution expresses the core truth of impermanence. 🙏 #Buddha

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Ten Thousand Things, One Suchness 🪷 Zen sees the world not as separate pieces, but as one Suchness. Washing a bowl, walking, breathing - it’s all Buddha nature. Enlightenment is not elsewhere. It’s Here, in Now. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #LetGo #Suchness #Zen #ZenBuddhism #MindfulLiving

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The Sound of One Hand ☸️ “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” This Zen Koan can’t be answered by logic. It’s a gate - not to answers - but to Direct Experience. It's message is to go Beyond thinking... It teaches the Art of Listening. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Zen #Mindfulness #meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

A student asked a Zen Master, “Who am I?” The master replied, “Who’s asking?” Zen doesn’t solve the question - it dissolves it. What remains? Just this moment. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #HereNow #Zen #ZenBuddhism #BuddhaWisdom #Mindfulness

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The Lotus Blooms in Mud 🪷 The Lotus Sutra teaches that even the most ordinary person holds the seed of Buddhahood. Like the lotus, enlightenment arises not in spite of the mud - but through it. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #LotusSutra #Scriptures #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #meditation #Meditate

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

In Buddhism, Shunyata (Emptiness) doesn’t mean nothing exists. Emptiness means nothing exists independently on its own. Everything is connected. Things and Phenomenon are Empty of their own independent existence. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Mindfulness #Emptiness #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is said to hear the cries of the world. In the Heart Sutra, he teaches that form is emptiness, and emptiness is form - wisdom and compassion are one. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #Mindful #Chenrezig #TibetanBuddhism

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The Bodhisattva Vow ☸️ In Mahayana Buddhist tradition, the Bodhisattvas don’t seek Nirvana for themselves alone. They vow to return again and again until all beings are freed from suffering. Compassion is a lifelong path. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Bodhisattva #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Nirvana isn’t a place - it’s the extinguishing of greed, hatred, and delusion. The Buddha described it as peace, freedom, and the unbinding of the heart. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #Mindful #Nirvana #Peace #Meditation #Meditate #SPIRITUAL

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Before enlightenment, The Buddha (as Siddhartha Gautama) practised extreme asceticism. He later realized that both (worldly) indulgence and (spiritual) self-mortification miss the point. Balance is the path - this is the Middle Way. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #MiddleWay #Mindfulness #meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The Fire Sermon ☸️ “All is burning,” said The Buddha in the Adittapariyaya Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya, Pali Canon) - burning with greed, hatred, and delusion. The path to peace begins when we see this clearly and stop fueling the fire. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #Wisdom #Mindfulness #meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

In the Alagaddupama Sutta, The Buddha warns that clinging to teachings is like grabbing a snake by the tail - it will bite. The Dhamma is a tool, not something to be clung to. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #Mindful #meditation #Meditate

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

In the Anapanasati Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya - Pali Canon), The Buddha teaches mindfulness of breathing as a complete path to awakening. Awareness of breath calms the body, clarifies the Mind, and leads to insight into impermanence. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #PaliCanon #meditation #Mindfulness

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

"Whoever sees dependent origination sees the Dhamma." ~ Majjhima Nikaya (Pali Canon). This Buddhist teaching shows how all things arise in dependence on causes. Nothing exists independently - not even suffering. See this, and clinging falls away. ☸️ #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #PaliCanon #Quotes

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The Buddha’s First Teaching ☸️ After His Enlightenment, The Buddha set the Wheel of Dharma in motion by teaching The Four Noble Truths at Deer Park in Sarnath. This marked the beginning of 45 years of compassionate teaching that offered a clear path out of suffering. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #History

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

772 years ago today, 28th April, Buddhist Master Nichiren first chanted: "Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō", declaring it the essence of Buddhism. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that chanting awakens the enlightenment within us. 🙏 #Buddha #Nichiren #Buddhism #Faith #Devotion #History #Dharma

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

"Seeing through the mundane and witnessing the sublime is less than an eye-blink away. Realization is now. Why worry about gray hair?" ~ Buddhist Master Bodhidharma 🙏 Source: Red Pine #Buddha #Buddhism #Bodhidharma #Zen #Buddhist #Quotes

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In the Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta, a monk named Sati believed consciousness was a permanent entity (like a Soul). Lord Buddha corrected him - Consciousness is not fixed, but like a flame, rising and fading with each moment - Moment to Moment. #Consciousness #Buddhism #Mindfulness #NoSelf #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Zen Koans like "What's the sound of one hand clapping?" aren't puzzles to solve - they're gentle nudges beyond logical thought, waking us up to direct, wordless insight that exists beyond words... #Buddha #Zen #Koan #Mindfulness #OneHandClapping #Awakening #Meditation #Buddhism

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Maitreya Buddha, The Future Buddha, waits in Tushita Heaven until the world is ready for His arrival. But the path to Awakening isn’t on hold - we can walk it Right Now. The Dharma is already Here. ☸️🙏 #Buddha #MaitreyaBuddha #Buddhism #FutureBuddha #Dharma #Mindfulness #Awakening #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

On a full-moon night, The Buddha said: what we call “self” is just five constantly changing parts - form, feeling, perception, thoughts, awareness. Cling to them, we suffer. See them clearly, we’re free. 🙏🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #NoSelf #MahaPunnamaSutta #Mindfulness #LettingGo #Dharma #Insight

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Every action plants a seed. Karma is not fate - it's Cause and Effect. Plant Compassion and Kindness, Peace will grow. Even a quiet thought leaves a trace. 🙏🙏🙏 #Buddha #Karma #Buddhism #Mindfulness #Meditation #Dharma #InnerPeace #RightAction #Spiritual

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

"The flow of confusing thoughts cannot be stopped, just like the wind on a waterfall in the mountains. Therefore towards whatever arises, however it arises maintain the natural state of open awareness." ~ Buddhist Master Nuden Dorje 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #quotes #Mindfulness #meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Buddhist Master Sayagyi U Ba Khin said: “The so-called unconscious mind is not unconscious.” Sit quietly for 30 minutes - you’ll feel it stir. Vipassana isn’t adding anything new. It shows you what’s already moving beneath the surface. 🙏 #Vipassana #Buddhism #Buddha #Mindfulness #Meditation #Dhamma

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." ~ His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama #Buddhism #Buddha #DalaiLama #Quotes #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Kindness #Peace

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The Anangana Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya) reminds us - A stained bowl spoils even the best food. So too, a Mind tainted by hatred or pride distorts truth. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #AnanganaSutta #Mindfulness #Wisdom #InnerPeace #LetGo

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

One day, The Buddha held up a flower. Mahakashyapa, His disciple, smiled. Nothing was said, yet everything was understood. The Flower Sermon reminds us - The Truth is beyond words, seen only through silent presence. 🙏🙏 #FlowerSermon #Buddha #Buddhism #Zen #Mindfulness #Meditation #Mahakashyapa

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Cold isn’t a real thing - it’s just the absence of Heat. Likewise, Nirvana isn’t something added, but what remains when greed, hatred, and delusion fade. The “Self” too is like a shadow - real only when clung to. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #Nirvana #Mindfulness #LettingGo #Meditation #Peace

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The Buddha said: Holding The Dharma wrongly is like grabbing a snake by the tail - it will bite you. Use the teachings like a raft to cross suffering, not to cling forever. #Buddhism #Buddha #Dhamma #Mindfulness #Wisdom #Alagaddūpama #LetGo #BuddhaTeachings

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

"If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely, you will have complete peace." ~ Buddhist Master Ajahn Chah 🙏🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Peace #LetGo #AjahnChah #Quotes

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Satipatthana Sutta teaches mindfulness - observing how body, feelings, and mind constantly arise and pass away. Like watching a river flow, awareness brings clarity and calm. 🙏🙏 #Buddha #Satipatthana #Mindfulness #Meditation #Buddhism #Awareness #InnerPeace

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Heartfelt prayers for those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. May compassion ease suffering and bring comfort during this challenging time. Om Mani Padme Hum. 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #PrayersForMyanmar #PrayersForThailand #Compassion #Healing #Buddhism #Metta

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Maha-hatthipadopama Sutta teaches that just as an elephant’s footprint holds all others, The Four Noble Truths contain every teaching of The Buddha. Observe form, feelings, thoughts directly - this mindful seeing is the clear path to freedom. 🙏 #FourNobleTruths #Mindfulness #Buddhism #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

"Suffering, in fact, can be helpful in many ways. It spurs your motivation, and as many teachings point out, without suffering there would be no determination to be free of samsara. Sadness is an effective antidote to arrogance." ~ Buddhist Master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 🙏🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

"If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good." 🙏🙏🙏 ~ Buddhist Master Shantideva #Buddhism #Buddha #Quotes #Shantideva #Mindfulness #Meditation

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Vedana, the feelings we experience - pleasant, unpleasant & neutral - guide Mind's reactions. Mindfulness teaches us to calmly observe these sensations without impulsively reacting, giving us true freedom and inner balance. 🙏 #Buddha #Vedana #Mindfulness #Buddhism #Meditation #Awareness #InnerPeace

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

|| Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa || 🙏🙏 This ancient Pali Mantra is one of the most frequently recited verses in Theravada Buddhism. It means: "Honour to The Blessed One, The Exalted One, The Fully Enlightened One." 🙏🙏 #Buddhism #Mantra #Dharma #SpreadTheDharma

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Our Mind is like a cup of tea - keep shaking it, and it spills everywhere. Let it sit still, and clarity arises. In a world full of distractions, peace isn’t about stopping the noise but learning to hold the cup steady and finding stillness. #Buddhism #Mindfulness #InnerPeace #Meditation #Wisdom

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The Buddha’s Chief Disciple, Sariputta, in the Anangana Sutta teaches that true purity begins with honesty. Some ignore their flaws, some see and correct them, while others falsely claim purity. Like cleaning a dusty mirror, Real Wisdom comes from recognizing and removing defilements. #Buddhism

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

“We gain enlightenment like the moon reflecting in the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon & the whole sky are reflected in a drop of dew in the grass.” ~ Zen Master Dogen

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Buddhist Master Nagarjuna’s Two Truths Doctrine teaches that reality has two levels - Conventional Truth (appearances) & Ultimate Truth (emptiness). A car exists in name, but take it apart, and where is it? Understanding this frees us from illusion. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Nagarjuna #Emptiness #Wisdom

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Buddhism teaches that Suffering arises from Conditions that bind us like a chain. But beyond conditions lies the Unconditioned, Nirvana. Like the Sun behind clouds, our Buddha-nature is ever-present. Breaking the chain reveals true freedom. 🙏 #Buddhism #Nidana #Mindfulness #BuddhaNature #Nirvana

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The Mind shapes our world. With Impurity, suffering follows like a cart’s wheel. With Purity, happiness stays like a shadow. We live in self-created illusions, mistaking them for reality. Master the Mind, and we master life. 🙏 ~ Teachings from Dhammapada #Buddhism #Mindfulness #Dhammapada #Peace

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Buddha Beings @buddhabeings.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

"Thus have I heard" - these words from Ven. Ananda remind us of the Art of Deep Listening. Ananda’s perfect memory preserved The Buddha’s teachings, showing that Mindfulness begins with listening, not just hearing. Be present, absorb wisdom, and transform The Mind. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Mindfulness

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