‘Comprehending form, not taking a stand in formlessness, those in cessation [nirvana] have left death behind.’
The Buddha
Itivuttaka Sutra
Texts
Buddhist Texts.
Morning meditation — Being and not being are in the realm of the intellect.
‘Being and not being are in the realm of the intellect, not in the realm of truth.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — When the mind is agitated, that is the wrong time to cultivate.
‘When the mind is agitated, that is the wrong time to cultivate the enlightenment-factors of investigation-of-states, of energy, of rapture.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — My mind is not concentrated on before or after.
‘My mind is not concentrated on before or after — it’s set free, undirected. I dwell in contemplation of the body, clearly aware. I’m joyful.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — When the mind is agitated, that is the right time to cultivate.
‘When the mind is agitated, that is the right time to cultivate the enlightenment-factors of tranquillity, concentration, equanimity’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — I declare that the heart’s release.
‘I declare that the heart’s release by sympathetic joy has the sphere of infinite consciousness for its excellence.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — Don’t seek the friendship of the unpleasant.
Don’t seek the friendship of the unpleasant or corrupt. Find good friends and seek the friendship of the honourable.
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — The wise master themselves.
Followers of the way: Irrigators care for rivers, fletchers straighten arrows, carpenters shape wood, the wise master themselves.
The Dhammapada
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