‘Let the mind open. Observe, but not as someone watching. Try not to become involved in thoughts. Let them fulfil their function and then let them pass on, otherwise you will not be free.’
Diana St Ruth
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Please don’t become frustrated or depressed on account of this inability to control the mind.
‘Please don’t become frustrated or depressed on account of this inability to control the mind. You are seeing how the mind works. You are discovering how you work. That is why you are meditating.’
Diana St Ruth
Morning meditation — In dealing with others.
‘In dealing with others, fairness is paramount; in self-reflection, sincerity is crucial.’
Classic of Spiritual Flight
Morning meditation — Most Buddhist traditions are geographical.
‘Most Buddhist traditions are geographical, but have the same origins. All come from interpretation of Buddha’s teaching with wakening at their core.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is driven by ignorance.
‘The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is driven by ignorance, craving, and the illusion of self. When one realises the emptiness of all phenomena, including the self, this ignorance is dispelled.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The pursuit of wealth and power often leads to ruin.
‘The pursuit of wealth and power often leads to ruin, but those who are content with little can find peace.’
Classic of Spiritual Flight
Morning meditation — One wrong move leads to many failures.
‘One wrong move leads to many failures.’
Classic of Spiritual Flight
Morning meditation: What is the resort of Nibbana?
‘‘‘Then, good Gotama, what is the resort of Nibbana?’’
‘‘That question goes too far Brahman. No answer can encompass it.’’’
The Buddha,
Samyutta Nikaya
Buddhism now 