‘When you see the moon yourself, you realise there is no moon to point to after all.’
Bassui Tokushō
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — We say that we’ll Practice.
‘We say that we’ll practice in this way—but only a day or two goes by, maybe just a few hours, and we forget all about it.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation: Because Truth cannot be put into words.
‘Because truth cannot be put into words, we can use as many words as we like to describe it.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation: Not being Buddha.
‘Not being Buddha is suffering.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: This What-is-just-is.
‘This what-is-just-is, or thusness, is not a state of being that we can know through our consciousness.’
Katagiri Roshi
Morning meditation: The Problem Is.
‘The problem is that our consciousness is always working, going this way, that way, in every direction from moment to moment.’
Katagiri Roshi
Morning meditation: Buddhism offers the Opportunity.
‘Buddhism offers the opportunity to be free from suffering. Not being awake is suffering.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning Meditation: Don’t attach to Good and Evil.
‘Don’t attach to good and evil. Know them so thoroughly that you will never attach to them.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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