We Naturally Know The Dharma – The Teaching

Once realisation into the nature of reality is established, all that glitters no longer attracts – but each distraction is a teaching.

We can pay a lot of money for lamas or gurus to teach us what we already know. The teachings are about recognition, and not about something new. We believe in the teacher precisely because we’ve paid for it. Easily attracted to showy activities and displays designed to attract and impress, we think these mean more.

Don’t be caught by appearances:
they serve as a reminder of that which acknowledges appearances.

This blog is for ordinary people who don’t think of themselves as special. The Buddha was nothing special as he saw everyone as having Buddha nature. Whether we walk in heaven or hell, it’s all the same. It’s the one taste of experience, pleasant or unpleasant, and it’s how we learn.

A miserable life is a good start.
A happy life … why would we start?