‘All processes are impermanent, Which are the dharma of birth and death. Having ended birth and death, Nirvana is delight!’
Sutra of Maitreya
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?
‘How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’.
‘The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’, beyond ‘‘eternal” and ‘‘annihilated”, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Unfolding of experience, and cultivating wisdom.
‘By turning inward, observing the unfolding of experience, and cultivating wisdom, we follow the Buddha’s path.’
Everyday Buddhism
The Dharma lies not in the techniques we use, but in the quality of our attention.
At its heart, the Buddha’s teaching is profoundly simple, offering a clear path towards liberation.
Morning meditation – There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.
‘There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Morning meditation — The phrase ‘‘non-duality’’ often carries dualistic overtones.
‘The phrase ‘‘non-duality’’ often carries dualistic overtones of its own. It can suggest a philosophical position in opposition to dualism—a sort of counter-stance that paradoxically reaffirms the very binary it seeks to overcome.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — As we engage with the Dharma.
‘As we engage with the Dharma, we come to see that our practice is not merely a means to an end but the very manifestation of the awakening we seek.’
Everyday Buddhism
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