‘One will never come to see Dhamma by means of rational thinking.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — We are powerless to change the past.
‘We are powerless to change the past, but the moment has endless possibilities.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — When the mind is agitated, that is the wrong time to cultivate.
‘When the mind is agitated, that is the wrong time to cultivate the enlightenment-factors of investigation-of-states, of energy, of rapture.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — My mind is not concentrated on before or after.
‘My mind is not concentrated on before or after — it’s set free, undirected. I dwell in contemplation of the body, clearly aware. I’m joyful.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — Although their faults are theirs and are not ours.
‘Although their faults are theirs and are not ours, should we discriminate, we too are wrong.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — One of the main props of the anxiety state.
‘One of the main props of the anxiety state is that it pretends to be an immovable state.’
John Aske
Morning Meditation: This gentle awareness.
‘This gentle awareness, in itself, alleviates our pain, our suffering. This is extremely important.’
Corrado Pensa
Afternoon meditation — Panacea to hundreds of ills.
‘Bodhicitta is the panacea to hundreds of ills.’
Everyday Buddhist
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