‘Life is like this; death is like this.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddhist Insights
Morning Meditation — Ordinary Mind is Tao.
‘Ordinary Mind is Tao. Hundreds of flowers in spring, the moon in autumn.’
Mumonkan
Morning Meditation — If the Way lies deep within the mind.
‘If the Way lies deep within the mind,
It is just as well not to go off to the mountains of Yoshino’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning meditation — TATHAGATA: Thus come; the one who neither comes nor goes.
‘TATHAGATA: Thus come; the one who neither comes nor goes; one who has attained full enlightenment. Another name for the Buddha and a name the Buddha often used when referring to himself.’
Everyday Buddhist
Evening meditation — If zazen were only a rest for the brain.
‘If zazen were only a rest for the brain, it would be better to lie down than to sit in zazen.’
Rindo Fujimoto Roshi
Morning meditation — Lot of our experience is of confusion.
‘Lot of our experience is of confusion, doubt, uncertainty, but we don’t like these kinds of feelings, do we? We prefer clarity and certainty.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Trust is important.
‘Trust is important. There is so much fear and suspicion in our lives that we don’t trust ourselves or anyone else very much.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation: The acclaimed greatness of a Zen master.
‘The acclaimed greatness of a Zen master does not arise simply from his or her message.’
Mazu Daoyi
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