‘Don’t give rise to the annihilation view; don’t grasp at either voidness or existence.’
Chinul Sunim
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — Can you Understand?
‘Can you understand that originally there is no birth or death?’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Letter to a Friend.
‘Many things threaten life, which is even more ephemeral than a bubble of water. Amazing to exhale after inhaling and to awake from sleep.’
Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — Real Factors of Enlightenment.
‘The real factors of enlightenment arise in the mind. Thus the Buddha gave various teachings.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation: Become the Teachings.
‘Until a person truly forgets the self, it won’t be possible to truly practice and become the teaching of Shakyamuni.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Morning meditation — Awareness is a Natural State.
‘Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Inner Kindness.
‘May all beings discover their inner kindness and use it wisely.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: Be Brave Enough.
‘Do that! Love has to be brave enough to drink up the person entirely ― poison and all.’
Trevor Leggett
Buddhism now 