‘As our awareness grows, the shadows of delusion fade, not by force but by the simple presence of light, revealing reality as it is — open, boundless, and free from obscuration.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Rather than searching for a distant place.
‘Rather than searching for a distant place where suffering does not exist, the Buddha invites us to investigate the nature of suffering itself, right here in the present.’
Everyday Buddhism
People think that the gift of the gab and being smart, are signs of wisdom, by Hakuin Zenji
The Buddhist world is now filled with people of their sort.
Morning meditation — Buddhists are people and people do believe things.
‘Buddhists are people and people do believe things, but Buddhism is concerned with truth, not with belief, and the teaching is to see things as they are.’
Everyday Buddhism
When we see events through the lens of a pure mind.
This pure awareness is not detached or indifferent.
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.’
Everyday Buddhism
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.’
Everyday Buddhism
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