‘Don’t trust yourselves to a companion who is only a phantom and a dream. Sooner or later it’ll return to impermanence.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — Emptiness.
‘Emptiness (Sunyatā) is a synonym for the insight of seeing not-self (anatta).’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Just as a Rock.
‘Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.’
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — As Long As.
‘As long as we have belief or notion of a ‘self’, we shall naturally think that liberation will take a long time.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: If it was Only.
‘If it was only a matter of time, we’d all have been Buddhas long ago.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — If You Cannot.
‘If you cannot do anything about it no need to worry. If you can do something about it no need to worry.’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — What’s Genuine Insight?
Q: ‘What’s genuine insight?
Zen Master Rinzai: ‘Entering the realms of worldly and sacred, the tainted and pure, seeing them all as subject to change.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Rogues are Found.
‘Rogues are found even in religious orders. Like poisonous plants growing among medicinal herbs.’
Tibetan Wisdom
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