‘Awareness cuts through the cleverness of delusion. It exposes the impermanence of all mental and emotional states, and in doing so, it reveals the freedom that comes from letting go of attachment to these states.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — In Buddhism, transcendence does not imply escaping the world.
‘In Buddhism, transcendence does not imply escaping the world in a dualistic sense, but rather seeing through the illusions of saṃsāra. Instead of pointing to a higher realm, it often refers to transcending ignorance, craving, and ego—realising the true nature of reality.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The mind functioning in wisdom does not rush to define or categorise.
‘The mind functioning in wisdom does not rush to define or categorise. It does not cling to certainty, nor does it flee in the face of the unknown. It rests at the still point, where all things pass through without leaving a trace.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — ‘‘The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines,’’ with Mañjuśrī.
‘‘‘The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines,’’ with Mañjuśrī as its guide, teaches that emptiness is not a state to be attained, nor a counterpoint to duality, nor a final doctrine to rest upon.’
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Morning meditation — Letting go means stepping beyond.
‘Letting go means stepping beyond this triad of time [the past, the future, and the present] into a reality that cannot be measured or held.’
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Morning meditation — The past, shaped by memory, is gone.
‘The past, shaped by memory, is gone. The future, formed by imagination, is not yet here. Even the present, when clung to, becomes a fleeting object of attachment.’
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Morning meditation — It is not a rejection of life.
‘The instruction to ‘‘let go of the past, the future, and the present’’ is a radical one. It is not a rejection of life but an invitation to live it fully.’
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Morning meditation — Buddha is the quality of awareness that observes without judgement.
‘Buddha is the quality of awareness that observes without judgement, the compassion that arises naturally when we let go of our self-centred views, the wisdom that knows the impermanence and interdependence of all things.’
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