Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Nyanaponika Thera (1901–1994)

[People], knowing not how to handle the tool of the mind, have become used to leaning on others and on habit; and, owing to that, this splendid tool, the human mind, has in fact become unreliable through neglect. — Nyanaponika Thera (1901–1994)

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Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831)

you must rise above / the gloomy clouds / covering the mountaintop / otherwise, how will you / ever see the brightness? — Ryokan Taigu (1758–1831)

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