‘Buddha nature, the self of all beings, is the simple truth as it is.’
Bassui Tokushō
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — Through meditation and awareness.
‘Through meditation and awareness, we train the mind to become still, to see beyond surface appearances and the habitual patterns of thought that bind us to dualistic thinking.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — People talk a lot about freedom.
‘People talk a lot about freedom in the sense of being physically able to do what one wants. And yet that kind of freedom can lead to slavery.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — We turned our backs (on our Original-nature).
‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who.
‘Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who from the beginning is free from faults and possesses all good qualities.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — When you begin to use thought the way it ought.
‘When you begin to use thought the way it ought to be used, you find it easier to let go of thought.’
Gien Inour Roshi
Morning meditation — Your future projects and plans are like nets cast in a dry riverbed.
‘Your future projects and plans are like nets cast in a dry riverbed: they’ll never bring what you want. Limit your desires and aspirations.’
Words of my Perfect Teacher
Morning Meditation — The house of silent illumination is the hall of pure bliss.
‘The house of silent illumination is the hall of pure bliss.
Dwelling in peace and forgetting hardship, let go of adornments and become genuine.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Buddhism now 