‘When insight arises — deepen your practice.’
Gampopa
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — Everyone has a natural koan.
‘Everyone has a natural koan. What’s worrying you now? A seemingly intractable problem. Illness, old age, death?’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Studying the Way is to always contemplate the self-nature.
‘Studying the Way is to always contemplate the self-nature: This is to be identical with all the buddhas.’
Hui Neng
![Yeshe in her chair. Morning Meditation: Even a cat has sati [mindfulness]. When it sees a mouse, sati is there. The cat's eyes stare fixedly at the mouse. This is sati of a cat. Ajahn Chah](https://buddhismnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/yeshe.jpeg?w=120&h=120&crop=1)
Morning meditation — Even a cat has sati [mindfulness].
‘Even a cat has sati [mindfulness]. When it sees a mouse, sati is there. The cat’s eyes stare fixedly at the mouse. This is sati of a cat.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — I am not afraid of impermanence.
‘I am not afraid of impermanence.’
said a Rinpoche and recalled by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Morning meditation — To stay in the present.
‘To stay in the present is the most wonderful thing we can do.’
Everyday Buddhism
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 – Try not to set up stages for Awakening.
‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening.
Meditate without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhist
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