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Buddha Nature & enlightenment

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Buddha's Nature

The Buddha said that "everything we need to know about life can be found inside this fathom-long body.

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Wes Nisker
2008
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Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary

All sentient beings, without exception, have buddha nature—the inherent purity and perfection of the mind, untouched by changing mental states. Thus there is neither any reason for conceit nor self-contempt.

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Arya Maitreya
2018
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Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is There

In our practice the most important thing is to realize that we have buddhanature. Intellectually we may know this, but it is rather difficult to accept.

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Shunryu Suzuki
2017
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A History of Buddha-Nature Theory: The Literature and Traditions

Buddha-Nature theory, the idea that all beings possess in some way the potential for enlightenment, is found in all Mahāyāna Buddhist traditions.

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Alex Gardner
2019
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Lama Surya Das at the Garrison Institute

Lama Surya Das offers his perspective on what it means to center oneself in Buddha-nature, how one lives and acts in the wakeful state, the balance of inner and outer life, the relationship between enlightenment and social transformation, and more.

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Lama Surya Das
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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Buddhism is practiced by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, from Tibetan caves to Tokyo temples to redwood retreats. To an outside viewer, it might be hard to see what they all have in common.

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The Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron, Bhante Gunaratana
2017
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10. What Is The Difference Between Enlightenment and Buddha Nature? - Answers for Beginners - RTR

Is enlightenment recognizing our Buddha nature? Or, is there more?

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2020
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The Essence of Buddha: The Path to Enlightenment

The Essence of Buddha offers a contemporary interpretation of the way to enlightenment in simple and easy words, written by a highly revered Japanese spiritual leader, Ryuho Okawa.

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Ryuho Okawa
2016
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How to Free Your Mind: The Practice of Tara the Liberator

Tara, the feminine embodiment of enlightened activity, is a Buddhist deity whose Tibetan name means "liberator," signaling her ability to liberate beings from the delusion and ignorance that keep them trapped in ever-recurring patterns of negativity.

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Thubten Chodron
2024
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Bob Thurman: We Can Be Buddhas

In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature.

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Robert Thurman
2007
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