‘The successive Buddhas and Patriarchs were all seekers of the Way.’
Dôgen Zenji
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation: Absence of thought.
‘Absence of thought, always knowing, always awake.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — Life is impermanent.
‘Life is impermanent, has many misfortunes like a bubble in the wind; that one inhales after exhaling and awakens from sleep is wonderful.’
Nagarjuna
Morning Meditation — In one instant, as it is.
‘In one instant, as it is, is an infinite number of kalpas.
An infinite number of kalpas are at the same time this one instant.
If you see into this fact,
The True Self which is seeing has been seen into.’
Zen master Mumon
Afternoon meditation — The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing.
‘The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing. Just abandon everything, return to yourself, and look within. Who is this? Spare no time.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation: Group meditation is where.
‘Group meditation is where we sit together, suffer together, and awaken together.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — A follower of the way.
‘A follower of the way shouldn’t be a person of the way.’
ManGong
Morning meditation: Awareness (Sati).
‘Awareness (Sati) — Sati-panna; awareness and wisdom — sati-sam-pajanna: awareness and clarity of consciousness, or full awareness.’
Buddhist Meditation
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