[Buddha-l] Website of the Arya Sanghata Sutra

[Jayarava]

--- On Fri, 31/7/09, Mike Austin <mike at lamrim.org.uk> wrote:

> My practice is concerned with overcoming delusion and ignorance. However 
> karma ripens on me, it is the mind at the time of the ripening that will 
> determine whether it is dukkha.  I have the responsibility for purifying 
> my own mind. I wonder whether 'Pure Land' really means 'Pure Mind'. If I 
> clear out negative emotion and confusion from my mind, it will be 'born' 
> into a better state.  The way for me to escape falling into lower states 
> is to cultivate respect for the Buddha and the Dharma he taught, because 
> that respect guides and strengthens my practice.

You seem a bit self absorbed here Mike.

Jayarava