‘Don’t cling to appearances, and you’ll break through all barriers.’
Bodhidharma
Buddhism
Equanimity, by John Aske
Equanimity is not a state or a condition, it is what we have always been, flow and change, with no attempt to allow or prevent anything.
Morning Meditation: What do you seek?
“What do you seek?” — Hui-K’o replied “Peace of mind”.
“Show me your mind and I’ll pacify it”. answered Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma
The A, B, C of Buddhism, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
You have heard that the Lord Buddha, in his enlightenment, discovered the Dhamma…
Morning Meditation — With her [Kannon bodhisattva] eyes she hears the song of Spring.
‘With her [Kannon bodhisattva] eyes she hears the song of Spring; With her ears she sees the colouring of the mountain.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — There’s an old Zen saying.
There’s an old Zen saying; ‘Each time it’s presented, each time it’s new’.
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Non-self is nothing other than the stopping of.
‘Non-self is nothing other than the stopping of one’s own painfully narrow thinking, and the preserving of natural truth, which is called the eye of the teaching.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Make the universe your shrine room.
‘Make the universe your shrine room. Make this place your meditation mat.’
Zen Master Hakuin
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