Productive Agents
A thought train based on the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra

The largest bookstore on Indology, from the oldest Publishing House in India

“The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.”

Stephen Jay Gould

Mindfulness in Plain English

The Tao Te Ching -- True

A vernacular version ... interesting

About Chuang Tzu

Reflections based on Merton's reflections but cute phrases are listed by category which might be useful if you are in a rush for an apt quote.

Hindu Basics



"Beliefs are the building blocks of the mind. Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life, which in turn direct our actions. By our actions we create our destiny. Beliefs about sacred matters—God, man and cosmos—are essential to one’s approach to enlightenment. But beliefs are not mere matters of agreement. They are what we value and hold as true. Hindus believe many diverse things, but there are a few bedrock concepts on which most Hindus concur. The following nine beliefs, though not exhaustive, offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality."

Ajahn Chah

Suhada finds the writing of this Thai master to be inspiring and, co-incidentally, he was the teacher of Jack Kornfield who wrote "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry"

Why are we so busy?

Is there really no time to stand and stare?

Dummies::Discovering What Meditation Is All About

A pretty nifty run through the main ideas.