‘Don’t labour with complexities, nor dwell in inner silence; let pure awareness occupy the mind and thoughts will vanish by themselves.’
Seng-ts’an
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: Another Name for the Buddha.
‘TATHAGATA: Thus come; one who neither comes nor goes; one who has attained full enlightenment. Another name for the Buddha and a name the Buddha often used when referring to himself.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: Not being Buddha.
‘Not being Buddha is suffering.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: Buddhism offers the Opportunity.
‘Buddhism offers the opportunity to be free from suffering. Not being awake is suffering.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — What others say and think.
‘If we are constantly following what others say and think, we never live our own lives.’
Diana St Ruth
Morning meditation: Don’t set up Stages.
‘Don’t set up stages for Awakening.
Meditate without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: As for Mindfulness.
‘As for mindfulness, monks, I declare that it is always useful.’
The Buddha,
Samyutta Nikaya
Morning meditation: This is one Extreme.
‘Everything exists — this is one extreme. Nothing exists — this is the other extreme. Avoiding both, the Tathagata teaches the Middle Way.’
Samyutta Nikaya
Buddhism now 