‘When faced with the forces of distraction and delusion — personified in Buddhism as Mara — he didn’t try to push them away or conquer them. He simply said, ‘I know you, Mara.’ Recognition was enough to loosen their grip.’
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Morning meditation — There is something urging you to look deeper.
‘There is something urging you to look deeper, something which seeks to be known. Don’t you see it yet?’
Harada Tangen Roshi
Morning meditation — If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma.
‘If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma whether sitting at the root of a tree, lying down or in whatever posture. This is not something to merely think about. It arises from the pure mind.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — To begin with, just sit.
‘To begin with, just sit. There’s no need to worry about doing it right or wrong. Let go of the idea that meditation is something to be perfected. What we are doing here is simple but profound: getting to know our own mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits.
‘Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits. We inherit these because of our past actions and thus they follow us around and constantly plague us. We struggle and search for a way out, but we’re bound by them and they pull us back.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — To live a life of Buddhist practice is to live the function of awakening.
‘To live a life of Buddhist practice is to live the function of awakening. Every moment of awareness, every act of compassion, and every instance of letting go is an expression of the awakened mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Come to practise for liberation!
‘Come to practise for liberation! It isn’t easy to live in accordance with true wisdom, but whoever earnestly seeks the path and fruit and aspires to Nibbāna will be able to persevere and endure.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — To seek truth is not to entangle oneself in concepts or to cling to views.
‘In the heart of the Buddha’s teachings lies a profound caution: to seek truth is not to entangle oneself in concepts or to cling to views. Words, descriptions, and ideas — while useful as pointers — are ultimately inadequate to capture the depth of reality.’
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