‘The brightness of awareness becomes a refuge, a place of clarity and peace amidst the fluctuations of the mind and the world.’
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Morning meditation — When we understand the Buddhist teachings.
‘When we understand the Buddhist teachings, it is the same whether we meet with good fortune or with bad.’
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Morning meditation — Awareness is not something we create.
‘Awareness is not something we create; it is already present, a natural quality of mind.’
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Morning meditation — The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion.
‘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.’
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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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