‘I warn you not to use those exercises for meditation on quietude or for keeping the mind a blank.’
Hui Neng
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning meditation — I can’t do anything about it.
‘When you say, “Another delusion! I can’t do anything about it.” You are giving these delusions wheels, aren’t you?’
Motoko Ikebe
Morning meditation — A body wrapped in rags.
‘A body wrapped in rags, but a followers mind possesses a priceless gem.’
Zen master Hsuan Chuen
Morning Meditation — Because you’ve little faith.
‘Followers of the way, because you’ve little faith, you run about seeking your head which you think you’ve lost.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation: When we sit in zazen.
‘When we sit in zazen, all sorts of thoughts come and go that cannot be labelled delusion, confusion, or satori.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Morning Meditation — A moment of joy in your heart.
‘A moment of joy in your heart is being carried away by the wind. Realising this, you’ll no longer be at the mercy of circumstance.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — The Perfect Way.
‘The Perfect Way is difficult only for those who pick and choose.’
Seng-ts’an
Morning meditation — Mind has no form and its awareness no limit.
‘Mind has no form and its awareness no limit. Hence it’s said, “Tathagata forms are endless. And so is awareness”.’
Bodhidharma
