As we live it, our practice becomes the vessel that carries us forward, and with each moment of awareness, we touch upon the truth the Buddha himself encountered under the Bodhi tree.
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — When the mind no longer seeks to position itself.
‘When the mind no longer seeks to position itself in relation to reality — when it no longer needs to define itself as separate or unified.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The Pali word atammayatā refers to a state of not taking anything as self.
‘The Pali word atammayatā refers to a state of not taking anything as self — it points to a mind that no longer identifies with any phenomena, mental or physical.’
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Morning meditation — When we sit in stillness and turn our attention inward.
‘When we sit in stillness and turn our attention inward, a profound truth emerges: the mind is naturally luminous.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Meditation is often mistaken for its techniques.
‘Meditation is often mistaken for its techniques — breath control, mantras, visualisations — yet true meditation is not something we ‘do’ but something we realise.’
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Morning meditation — The Buddhist path is not about discovering a higher truth.
‘The Buddhist path is not about discovering a higher truth but about seeing through the illusion of fixed truths altogether. The mind that no longer grasps at duality or non-duality, being or not being, abides in the flow of reality — undivided, fully present.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Non-duality is not a state to be achieved.
‘Non-duality is not a state to be achieved. It is not the opposite of duality. It is not the final answer. It is the dissolution of the question itself.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The mind that no longer grasps at duality or non-duality.
‘The mind that no longer grasps at duality or non-duality, being or not being, simply abides in the flow of reality — undivided, ungraspable, yet fully present.’
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