‘Faith without understanding increases ignorance; understanding without faith increases subjective opinions.’
Young-Ming
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — Old Buddhas.
‘Fragrance of chrysanthemums in Nara there are so many old Buddha statues
(菊の香や奈良には古き仏たち)’
Matsuo Basho.
Morning meditation — Nonexistent Illusion.
‘Beginningless basic space itself, primordially nonexistent illusion, is the seed of all phenomena, the buddha nature, and virtue.
It is known as the essential base of all.’
Niguma
Morning meditation — Without Waiting.
‘When meditating, stay in awareness without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: Your Insights.
‘Don’t let your insights fall into words.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — A Good Life.
‘A good life which has been well lived, well put together and polished, the older it is, the more valuable it is to the world.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — In Front of the Patriarch’s Room.
‘In front of the Patriarch’s room
The road is smooth
A thousand years pass in vain
Moss grows
Bright moon
Shines like snow
The Second Patriarch
His arm severed
Still hasn’t arrived.’
Jakushitsu Genkō
Morning meditation — The Unborn does not.
‘The unborn does not come within the realm of time.’
Diana St Ruth
Buddhism now 