Whether The Buddha Said …

Whether the Buddha actually said …

“I am only able to point the way for you.”
“Be a lamp unto yourself.”
“Conditions are subject to decay.”
“No thing has the power to create itself.”

… these words are still worth contemplating to see if there is any truth in them. It doesn’t matter what we think we have learnt, we have to begin at the beginning, without any source of aid. If we merely accept words and repeat them, a parrot can do that. 🙂

We have to start with discontent-suffering to realising that which notices this discontent-suffering. We may have learnt to do fancy visualisations and long pujas, and have meditated for hours a day, but have we actually started our investigation into what to realise?

Words are worthwhile contemplating,
but don’t forget to contemplate
that which is contemplating!