‘Every good quality follows from perseverance.’
Engaging in the Middle Way
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Meditate for its own sake.
‘Meditate for its own sake — for awakening.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Awareness (Sati).
‘Awareness (Sati) — Sati-panna; awareness and wisdom — sati-sam-pajanna: awareness and clarity of consciousness, or full awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Comprehending form, not taking a stand in formlessness.
‘Comprehending form, not taking a stand in formlessness, those in cessation [nirvana] have left death behind.’
The Buddha
Itivuttaka Sutra
Morning meditation — The Perfect Way.
‘The Perfect Way is difficult only for those who pick and choose.’
Seng-ts’an
Morning meditation — Doing a koan is a bit like.
‘Doing a koan is a bit like being a fly trying to get through an open window.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — There is a time in meditation.
‘There is a time in meditation when the subject of concentration becomes more of a hindrance than a help in staying with the moment.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The truth is the same from first to last.
‘The truth is the same from first to last; it is about us; it is about what we are.’
Diana St Ruth
Buddhism now 