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• Morning Meditaton — Performing good actions merely to attain fame.

  By Buddhism Now on 22 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Performing good actions merely to attain fame and praise is like exchanging the mystic wish-granting gem for pellet of goat’s dung.’

  Tibetan Saying

• Morning meditation — The spiritual source shines clear.

  By Buddhism Now on 21 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The spiritual source shines clear in the light; the branching streams flow on in the dark.’

  Sandōkai

• Morning meditation — Awareness is not something we create.

  By Buddhism Now on 20 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Awareness is not something we create; it is already present, a natural quality of mind.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Strong faith combined with weak intellect.

  By Buddhism Now on 19 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Strong faith combined with weak intellect are apt to lead to the error of narrow minded dogmatism.’

  Gampopa

• Morning meditation — Weakness of faith combined with strength of intellect.

  By Buddhism Now on 18 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Weakness of faith combined with strength of intellect are apt to lead to the error of talkativeness.’

  Gampopa

• Morning meditation — The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion.

  By Buddhism Now on 17 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion and seeing the world with the bright clarity of awareness. This is not an intellectual exercise, but a lived experience.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Delusion and awareness are not static forces.

  By Buddhism Now on 16 November 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘Delusion & awareness are not static forces; they’re in constant motion. In one moment, we may be lost in delusion, caught up in a story of self or desire. In the next moment, awareness may arise, illuminating the truth and revealing the emptiness of that story.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — According to Buddhism it is very important to understand.

  By Buddhism Now on 15 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘According to Buddhism it is very important to understand that whatever feelings other people have, you also share those same feelings.’

  Geshe Tashi Tsering

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