Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Born : October 20, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold To be free of the discriminating is to manifest miraculous awareness-awareness that is miraculously simple, miraculously unadorned. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold simplicitysimplemind Being attached is what prevents us from seeing, it is what clouds this miraculous awareness. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold attachmentawarenessclouds We might think we can find a buddha or enlightenment somewhere beyond this mind; we might think we can find serenity, clarity, and meaning beyond this mind, but such place does not exist. Everything that appears is this mind, Bodhidharma says. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold serenitymindthinking Buddha nature is not something that we possess, nor is it something we can be. It is the nature of things, just as they are. To realize our buddha nature, to live in accord with this awakening, is the truth that alleviates suffering in the world. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold awakeningsufferingworld Mind is buddha. This is not our brain; it's not our head. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold mindbrain
