‘To free oneself from bondage is easy, but the way of freedom is difficult.’
Kyōshō
Bassui Tokushō
Buddhist Insights
Morning Meditation — Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events.
‘Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events as they arise and pass away, arise and pass away. They’re not you. They’re not really yours. You don’t have any real control over them.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning Meditation — Don’t you see the difference?
‘Don’t you see the difference? The ‘‘emptiness’’ of the mind when you’re involved in activities is ‘‘play’’ emptiness, imitation emptiness. It’s not the real thing.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning meditation — In consequence a perception of the Path will no longer occur to him.
‘In consequence a perception of the Path will no longer occur to him — how much less will he see the Path! “One who has finished with the Path”, that is a synonym of a monk who is an Arhat whose outflows are extinct.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation —Having the resolve of awareness.
‘Princely people,
Having the resolve of awareness,
Understood what it means,
And that very moment
Was the instant of the ending of time for them.’
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva
Morning meditation — When you know it [habit] as illusion.
‘When you know it [habit] as illusion, you are at that moment separate from it and have no need for any expedient means.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — There is no need to have any special attitude.
‘There is no need to have any special attitude while drinking tea except one of thankfulness.’
Popchong Sunim
Morning Meditation — With thoughts clear, sitting silently.
‘With thoughts clear, sitting silently, wander into the centre of the circle of wonder. This is how you must penetrate and study.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Buddhism now 