‘Mindfulness and clear comprehension alone are not enough to control the situation.’
Ajahn Chah
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — This Profound Teaching.
‘But when in the world of darkness
Buddhas arise to make things bright,
They present this profound teaching
Which brings suffering to an end.’
Vipallasa Sutta
Morning meditation — This Liberation.
‘This liberation is like fire because it ends the craving of all sentient beings.’
Avalokiteshvara
Morning meditation — The Teaching.
‘The teaching grates against our desires.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation: Turn Around the Light.
‘Turn around the light to shine within, then just return.
The vast inconceivable source can’t be faced or turned away from.’
Shitou
Morning meditation — A Threefold Practice.
‘Buddhism is a threefold practice: First the study of Dharma, secondly the practise of it, then Buddha sees Dharma.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: The Mind-Grown.
‘The mind-grown responds to conditions.
Bodhi is only peace.
When there is no obstruction in worldly affairs or principles, then birth is non birth.’
Mazu Daoyi
Morning meditation: Spiritual Powers.
‘If one sits dozing in dullness assuming that maintaining silence is Son (Zen mediation) how can spiritual powers possibly manifest.’‘If one sits dozing in dullness assuming that maintaining silence is Son (Zen mediation) how can spiritual powers possibly manifest.’
Chinul Sunim
Buddhism now 