‘If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it. But I do not strive after enlightenment, because enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjusri, the Crown Prince.’
Prajnaparamita
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — The Buddhist practice of Metta.
‘The Buddhist practice of Metta, or loving-kindness, is much deeper than just having nice ideas and good thoughts.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — Buddha’s teaching was given to help people find true happiness.
‘Buddha’s teaching was given to help people find true happiness by putting an end to suffering. True happiness is attained by doing certain things and leaving certain things undone. The following has been adapted from various sources on how to tread the Buddhist path.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — One of the deepest Buddhist teachings.
‘Anicca: not-eternal, impermanent. One of the deepest Buddhist teachings, ‘all that arises ceases’. To understand this is liberation.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — Free from fear of death.
‘Understanding life and death — free to come and go—free from fear of death. No need to look for worthiness it will arise of itself.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality.
‘Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality; it invites us to embody his enlightened awareness, manifesting wisdom and compassion in our own lives.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation – A beginner to Buddhist practice has more chance.
‘A beginner to Buddhist practice has more chance of awakening than someone who thinks they know it all.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — As we continue our journey.
‘Buddha’s path is not one of striving but a path of realising, not a path of becoming but a path of being. It is a path that asks us to let go of our ideas about enlightenment and to experience the truth of our own being, directly and intimately, in each moment of our lives.’
Everyday Buddhism
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