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• Morning meditation: Encouragement to Practice.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 August 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If we don’t search for the root but grasp at appearances and search outside, we’ll become the laughing stock of the wise.’
  Chinul

• Morning meditation: The Mandala Inside.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 August 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Build the Mandala inside yourself.’
  Lama Chime Rinpoche

• Morning meditation: The Universe that’s Breathing.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 August 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.’
  Dôgen

• Morning meditation: Just Because there’s no Self.

  By Buddhism Now on 5 August 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Do not let the word “emptiness” delude you — just because there’s no self, it doesn’t mean there is no Buddha.’
  Zen Graffiti

• Morning meditation — In a More Profound Sense.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 August 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘To say that the Buddha has passed into Nibbana is not necessarily true. In a more profound sense the Buddha is still alive.’
  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — Spontaneous Presence.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 August 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  ‘May those suffering because of the past, and those fearing the future, realise the happiness of the spontaneous presence.’

• Morning meditation — Understanding Dependent Origination.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 August 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘Understanding of dependent origination is essential. It allows us to know that the concept of ego is dependent on various causal conditions.’
  Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

• Morning meditation — Accept criticism.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 August 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘Accept criticism — those who try to burn space just tire themselves out! Listen, criticism is like nectar.’
  Zen master Hsuan Chuen

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