Spiritual Teachers

“Buddha is the universal truth, and Buddhism is the path to realize it. Buddha is the true nature, the openness, and the enlightened state of the universe, “as it is.” All the phenomenal appearances are just the manifestative power of that true nature itself, “as they appear.” If we realize our own true nature, the ultimate peace, openness, oneness, and enlightenment, we are all Buddhas. Then all phenomena will spontaneously arise as the Buddha pure land, the power of the true nature. Buddhism is the stages of the path to realize Buddhahood, and it is the teachings that inspire us to that realization. Shakyamuni Buddha (fifth-fourth century BCE) is one of the many beings who became Buddha through the path of Buddhism in this age of ours. He is the master who propagated the path popularly known as Buddhism.”

-Tulku Thondup