‘When people prefer dukkha over awakening, even the bodhisattvas are moved to tears.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Whether in a literal forest or in the midst of a busy life.
‘Whether in a literal forest or in the midst of a busy life, the challenge remains the same: to step away from the distractions of the world, to face the restless mind, and to find the peace that comes from understanding the true nature of existence.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The third noble truth offers the promise of liberation.
‘The third noble truth offers the promise of liberation: the cessation of suffering is possible. This state, known as Nirvana (Nibbana), is the extinguishing of craving, the ending of attachment, and the realisation of the unconditioned.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Buddha taught that all conditioned things are impermanent.
‘Buddha taught that all conditioned things are impermanent—that everything arises and passes away according to causes and conditions. This understanding of impermanence is central to Buddhist practice, as it reveals the futility of clinging to constantly changing things.’
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Morning meditation — The early Buddhist forest-dwellers saw themselves not as individuals with rigid identities.
‘The early Buddhist forest-dwellers saw themselves not as individuals with rigid identities but as part of the interconnected flow of all things, just as impermanent and insubstantial as the trees and rivers around them.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — For those steeped in conventional ideas about teachers.
‘For those steeped in conventional ideas about teachers, doctrines, and spiritual attainment, the Buddha’s self-enlightenment was difficult to grasp.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The past is an idea.
‘The past is an idea.
The future is an idea.
All the time; all the time.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The pleasures we seek are fleeting.
‘The pleasures we seek are fleeting, and the attachments we form inevitably lead to disappointment when they pass away.’
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