‘Mind is the root of virtue, so discipline your mind; this is beneficial useful advice, so what need to say anything more.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Buddhist Insights
Morning Meditation — Self-cultivation has no other method.
‘Self-cultivation has no other method; It requires only knowledge of the way.’
Master Hsu Yun
Morning Meditation – Beginners should be firm in their determination.
‘Beginners should be firm in their determination to escape from the round of births and deaths.’
Master Hsu Yun
Morning meditation: The Buddha is always present.
‘The Buddha is always present so it is always the right dharma age. This is the teaching of ultimate meaning.’
Chinul Sunim
Morning meditation — Since the loss of mindfulness.
‘Since the loss of mindfulness will destroy all virtues, guard it well.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — The Buddha sat alone.
‘The Buddha sat alone, accompanied merely by his own deep honesty and awareness until the barriers to truth were shattered.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — Trees don’t know anything.
‘Trees don’t know anything, they act on natural laws, yet they do know enough to grow away from danger, to incline towards a suitable place.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Buddha is wisdom.
‘Buddha is the knowing of condition as condition. Buddha is wisdom, knowing wisdom, and this is what we take refuge in.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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