‘The Buddha is always present so it is always the right dharma age. This is the teaching of ultimate meaning.’
Chinul Sunim
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning Meditation — Having turned yourself around.
‘Having turned yourself around, accepting your situation, set foot on the path, spiritual energy will marvellously transport you.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Afternoon Meditation — The self divides into ten billion distinct.
‘The self divides into ten billion distinct illuminating spirits. Distinguish these without falling into names and classifications.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditation — Beginners are inclined to give rise to all kinds.
‘Beginners are inclined to give rise to all kinds of thoughts; they have pain in the legs and don’t know how to undergo the training.’
Master Hsu Yun
Morning meditation: The problem with Descartes.
‘The problem with Descartes was he thought too much.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning Meditation — We should endeavour to know.
‘We should endeavour to know where this “Who” comes from and what it looks like.’
Master Hsu Yun
Morning meditation — Be free from illusion and error.
‘Be free from illusion and error… It’s the mind of emptiness and tranquility.’
Hui Neng
Morning Meditation — One should not be afraid of rising thoughts.
‘One should not be afraid of rising thoughts but only of the delay in being aware of them.’
Master Hsu Yun
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