http://www.amidabuddha.org/ Jodo-shu Buddhism and general South Florida Buddhist Resouces. en-us Copyright 2007 Andrew Mossberg Fri, 09 May 2008 04:05:59 -0400 aem@inicom.com (Amida Buddha Webmaster) aem@inicom.com (Amida Buddha Editor) makenews 360 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.amidabuddha.org/amida3a88x107.jpg http://www.amidabudda.org 10788 http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/09May2008.html In order to see birds its is necessary to become a part of the silence. - Robert Lynd... Fri, 09 May 2008 04:05:59 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/08May2008.html All understanding begins with our not accepting the world as it appears. - Alan C. Kay... Thu, 08 May 2008 04:06:45 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/07May2008.html The only real service we can render to that which we perceive and interpret in phenomenal existence as 'others' is by awakening to universal consciousness ourselves. - Ask the Awakened by Wei Wu Wei... Wed, 07 May 2008 04:06:26 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/06May2008.html The wise ones, ever meditative and steadfastly persevering, alone experience Nirvana, the incomparable freedom from bondage. - Buddha... Tue, 06 May 2008 04:08:47 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/05May2008.html Just as the dawn is the forerunner, the vanguard of the rising sun, so too, possession of virtue is the forerunner, the vanguard of the rising of the Noble Eightfold Path. - Buddha... Mon, 05 May 2008 04:08:14 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/04May2008.html The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits. When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten. The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to. -Chuang Tzu... Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:39 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/03May2008.html Reality is all-encompassing: the absolute nature is one. Although we may feel separate from the original uncreated reality - whether we call it 'God,' 'peak experience,' or 'enlightened mind' - through awareness we can contact this essential part of ourselves. - Tarthang Tulku... Sat, 03 May 2008 04:06:02 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/02May2008.html If you were to destroy in mankind the belief in immortality, not only love but every living force maintaining the life of the world would at once be dried up. - Dostoevsky... Fri, 02 May 2008 04:06:16 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/01May2008.html A myriad bubbles were floating on the surface of a stream. 'What are you?' I cried to them as they drifted by. 'I am a bubble, of course' nearly a myriad bubbles answered, and there was surprise and indignation in their voices as they passed. But, here and there, a lonely bubble answered, 'We are this stream', and there was neither surprise nor indignation in their voices, but just a quiet certitude. - Ask the Awakened by Wei Wu Wei... Thu, 01 May 2008 04:06:44 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/30Apr2008.html The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana. - Bassui... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:11:01 -0400 Buddhist Thought of the Day