This pure awareness is not detached or indifferent.
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Morning meditation — The unskilful make distinctions such as.
‘The unskilful make distinctions such as ‘this person’s my friend, this one’s my enemy’ The wise show goodwill to all.’
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The Buddha’s Meeting with Upaka
The Buddha’s awakening was not some flashy miracle but a quiet, serene realisation of the nature of suffering.
Morning meditation — Delusion may be clever.
‘Delusion may be clever, but its cleverness is fragile. Awareness, when cultivated, shines through it, illuminating the truth of impermanence, suffering, and not-self.’
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Morning meditation — To cunningly praise ourselves.
‘To cunningly praise ourselves while disparaging others is foolish.’
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Morning meditation — Delusion blinds us to the truths of anicca.
‘Delusion blinds us to the truths of anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering), and anattā (not-self), the three marks of existence that the Buddha taught as central to awakening.’
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Morning meditation — Unlike greed or hatred.
‘Unlike greed or hatred, which are relatively easy to notice once they arise, delusion works in the shadows of the mind.’
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Morning meditation — It reminds us that the true depth of wisdom cannot be captured in words.
‘In the end, the Buddha’s reluctance to speak of his own awakening is a teaching in itself. It reminds us that the true depth of wisdom cannot be captured in words, that the experiences we have along the path are less important than the process that brings them about.’
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