‘Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist.
‘You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist, but it certainly helps the beings you decide not to eat.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation.
‘When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation purely through the intellect, we often find ourselves at an impasse. The concepts that once seemed clear become paradoxical, and the distinctions we rely upon begin to dissolve.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — For those who do not know their own mind.
‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of Indifference’’.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — What’s worrying you now?
‘Everyone has a natural koan. What’s worrying you now? A seemingly intractable problem. Illness, old age, death?’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind and realise your true nature.
‘The enlightenment in which you see your true mind and realise your true nature is transmitted outside of the scriptures; it is not based on names and words.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — We have; yellow hat, red hat, black hat.
‘We have; yellow hat, red hat, black hat — one day will we get a green hat so lamas take more care of environment.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Prove it to the people who live in your home.
‘Prove it to the people who live in your home that you are master of yourself. This is a very good
practice.’
Thich Nhat Hanh
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