‘The real factors of enlightenment arise in the mind. Thus the Buddha gave various teachings.’
Ajahn Chah
Buddhist Insights
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
Morning meditation: The Supreme Path.
‘On the supreme path of the nature of reality itself, where nothing whatsoever manifests, if one does not search for anything and is free of thoughts, this is the space of meditation.’
Tantra of Meditation on Bodhicitta.
Morning meditation: Faith Without Understanding.
‘Faith without understanding increases ignorance; understanding without faith increases subjective opinions.’
Young-Ming
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.
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