‘Buddha is Sanskrit for miraculously aware. Responding, blinking your eyes, moving hands and feet, is all miraculously aware. Nature.’
Bodhidharma
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — It’s not difficult! And it’s not easy!
‘Followers of the way: It’s not difficult! And it’s not easy! When hungry one eats and when tired one sleeps.’
Ling Chao
Morning Meditation — It is interesting to see the way ego comes.
‘It is interesting to see the way ego comes into being as a result of hostility.’
Corrado Pensa
Morning meditation — Don’t think about Buddha.
‘Don’t think about Buddha.
If you don’t see what I’m talking about, you’ll never know your own mind.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation — Awareness (Sati).
‘Awareness (Sati) — Sati-panna; awareness and wisdom — sati-sam-pajanna: awareness and clarity of consciousness, or full awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The word ‘self’ denotes the same thing.
‘The word ‘self’ denotes the same thing which the word ‘Buddha’ denotes.’
Manjushri
Morning meditation — When we are mindful and accept the way it is.
‘When we are mindful and accept the way it is, then we are not creating hostility.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Although the [Buddha’s] teachings still exist.
‘Although the [Buddha’s] teachings still exist, unless we follow them they can be of no benefit to us.’
Words of my Perfect Teacher
