Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, … - Ajahn Sumedho

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We can all be angels to one another. We can choose to obey the still small stirring within, the little whisper that says, Go. Ask. Reach out. Be an answer to someone's plea. You have a part to play. Have faith.

Ajahn Sumedho

Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words.

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The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed.

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The empty mind - the pure mind - is not a blank, zero-land, where you're not feeling or caring about anything. It's an effulgence of the mind. It's a brightness that is truly sensitive and accepting. It's an ability to accept life as it is. When we accept life as it is, we can respond appropriately to the way we're experiencing it, rather than just reacting out of fear and aversion.

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A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing.

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We look directly into our suffering rather than try to become happy. The happiness that arises from this approach is reliable.

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