Padmasambhava Buddhist Center of Tennessee

Strive with a good heart to do everything that benefits others. Follow in the footsteps of the wise and examine finely everything you do. Do not be the slave of unexamined fashions. Be sparing with your words. Be thoughtful rather, and examine situations carefully. For the roots of discrimination must be nourished: the desire to do all that should be done and to abandon all that should be abandoned

In the company of others, guard your speech; Whenever you are alone, guard your mind.

The essence of meditation is the continuity of mindfulness: maintaining a steady focus and not letting the mind wander.

When a person has true love and compassion, patience will spontaneously be there.

Through observation and contemplation, we are able to see how change is natural. We understand that change and movement apply to everything, we can accept what is happening and not be obsessed with mistaken thinking.

The moment you shatter the chain of thinking, you are free from the three realms of samsara.

Just as a good planning is important in ordinary activities, discipline accompanied by mindfulness and joyful effort is important in practicing the dharma.

The practice of a true yogi is to recognize the state free of the three poisons and continuously remain undistracted.

Whatever forms exist,
Impermanent and transitory,
Are illuminated in contemplation
By the power of each mind.

Bring out joy and appreciation from your heart. This is not some strange thing that we are trying to add to our Buddhist practices.This very motivation is the practice.

If we understand the causes and effects of ignorance and wisdom, we can work to remove confusion and bring out the inherent enlightened qualities.

The greatest of evils is to hold religious prejudice and to criticize other people without knowing their mind. So give up prejudice as if it were a poison.