‘When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The exploration of the illusion of self.
‘The exploration of the illusion of self is not merely an intellectual exercise, but a profound journey towards the heart of reality, where the dualities of self and other, form and emptiness, dissolve into the radiant clarity of clear awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The Buddha’s rejection of both annihilationism and nihilism.
‘The Buddha’s path is one of practice and insight, leading each person to their own awakening, beyond words, beyond teachers, and beyond the constraints of the ordinary mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The Buddha’s path is one of practice and insight.
‘The Buddha’s path is one of practice and insight, leading each person to their own awakening, beyond words, beyond teachers, and beyond the constraints of the ordinary mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The Buddha rarely described his awakening in detail.
‘The Buddha rarely described his awakening in detail. When asked to explain the nature of his enlightenment, he often remained silent, or he responded in ways that encouraged his followers to look inward rather than cling to his words.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Having transcended all conceptual views.
‘Having transcended all conceptual views, being pure and peaceful within, well liberated and independent, one goes beyond all attachment.’
The Buddha
Udāna Sutra
Morning meditation — Just as the great ocean has one taste.
‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’
The Buddha
Udāna Sutra
Morning meditation — This freedom is the end of suffering.
‘This freedom is the end of suffering, not because pain and pleasure cease to exist, but because the mind no longer clings to them. It sees them as they are: passing phenomena within a vast field of awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
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