‘The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion and seeing the world with the bright clarity of awareness. This is not an intellectual exercise, but a lived experience.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Delusion and awareness are not static forces.
‘Delusion & awareness are not static forces; they’re in constant motion. In one moment, we may be lost in delusion, caught up in a story of self or desire. In the next moment, awareness may arise, illuminating the truth and revealing the emptiness of that story.’
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Morning meditation — We might not believe we can do a Zen koan.
‘We might not believe we can do a Zen koan, but our life is a koan.’
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Morning meditation — As we navigate the waves of existence.
‘As we navigate the waves of existence, the Buddha’s words encourage us to become islands unto ourselves — anchored in the Dhamma, sustained by wisdom, and guided by the truth that liberation is within reach.’
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Morning meditation — The outflow of ignorance is perhaps the most fundamental.
‘Avijjāsava – The outflow of ignorance is perhaps the most fundamental, as it is the source of all other āsavas. It is the veil that clouds our awareness, causing us to misperceive reality and to cling to a distorted view of self and world.’
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Morning meditation — By relinquishing attachment and seeing things.
‘By relinquishing attachment and seeing things as they truly are, we can free ourselves from the cycle of craving and dissatisfaction.’
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Morning meditation — When we consider the Three Marks of Existence.
‘When we consider the Three Marks of Existence—Anicca (impermanence), Dukkha (suffering), and Anattā (not-self)—we see that these insights do not merely describe metaphysical truths about the world; they are calls to a transformation in how we live.’
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Morning meditation — When we relinquish the need for intellectual certainty.
‘When we relinquish the need for intellectual certainty, we open ourselves to the vastness of reality, which can never be fully grasped by the mind.’
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