Daily quotes will be placed here as they are “retired” from the front page. “Then the Blessed One, having understood Brahma’s invitation, out of compassion for beings, surveyed the world with the eye of an Awakened One. … Just as in a pond of blue or red or white lotuses, some lotuses — born and [...]
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I have seen this story summarized in various forms in books and on the web. Here’s a fairly readable version from the folks at accesstoinsight.org: For several weeks the newly awakened Buddha remained in the vicinity of the Bodhi Tree contemplating from different angles the Dhamma, the truth he had discovered. Then he came to [...]
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This site has undergone many design and content changes over the years, and it is now in the midst of a new revision. There are so many ways to Lighten Up, and the vision of how to share these is continually evolving. Here’s to the freshness and fun of new beginnings! As we go through [...]
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