[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Questioning the Meaning of Life

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 29, 2006

QUESTIONING THE MEANING OF LIFE

Buddha nature is not regarded as a peaceful state of mind or, for that 
matter, as a disturbed one either. It is a state of intelligence that 
questions our life and the meaning of life. It is the foundation of a 
search. A lot of things haven't been answered in our life -- and we are 
still searching for the questions. That questioning is buddha nature. It is 
a state of potential. The more dissatisfaction, the more questions, and 
more doubts there are, the healthier it is, for we are no longer sucked 
into ego-oriented situations, but we are constantly woken up.

 From "Awakening Buddha Nature," in GLIMPSES OF MAHAYANA, page 19, 
published by Vajradhatu Publications. For a copy go to shambhalashop.com.

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