‘Though some unwholesome deeds may not wound you immediately, still any effect from them will become manifest when the time comes’
Nagarjuna
Buddhist Insights
Morning Meditation — If the hua tou (koan) is properly looked after.
‘If the hua tou (koan) is properly looked after, training will become easier and former habits will be brought automatically to an end.’
Master Hsu Yun
Morning meditation — The khandhas didn’t originate from chance.
‘The khandhas didn’t originate from chance, time, nature, intrinsic being, God or without cause, but from ignorant deeds and craving.’
Nagarjuna
Morning meditation: Those who cover the Buddha.
‘Those who cover the Buddha with concepts, will never reach Buddhahood.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: The successive Buddhas and Patriarchs.
‘The successive Buddhas and Patriarchs were all seekers of the Way.’
Dôgen Zenji
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
