‘All conditioned things are not-self’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering. This is the path to purification.
The Dhammapada
Texts
Buddhist Texts.
Morning meditation — The person who has no preferences.
‘The person who has no preferences and has overcome all views, what would he be attached to in the world?’
Alagaddupama Sutta
Morning meditation — Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
‘The Buddha emphasised this point throughout his teachings: ‘Do not associate with bad friends, do not associate with the worst of people. Associate with good friends, associate with the best of people.’
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — By way of nonduality, of nonproduction.
‘By way of nonduality, of nonproduction, of nonbasis. The nonproduction and nonbasis of what? By way of the nonduality of the skandhas, etc. to : of enlightenment.’
The Buddha
Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom
Morning meditation — For the perfection of wisdom.
‘For the perfection of wisdom is, not one thing, and all-knowledge another; all-knowledge is not one thing, and the perfection of wisdom another; but perfect wisdom and all-knowledge are not two or divided.’
The Buddha
Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom
Morning meditation — Luminous, monks, is the mind.
‘Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is freed from incoming defilements. The well-instructed disciple of the noble ones discerns that as it actually is present.’
Bassui Tokushō
Evening meditation — Within not-self.
‘Within not-self, there is no duality; this is the meaning of not-self.’
Dao Sheng
Morning meditation — The Buddha emphasised this point throughout his teachings.
‘The Buddha emphasised this point throughout his teachings: “Do not associate with bad friends, do not associate with the worst of people. Associate with good friends, associate with the best of people.”’
The Dhammapada
