‘Dukkha: Literally souring, often translated as suffering or unsatisfactoriness.
Dukkha is experienced when we are unaware, unawakened.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — We see the insights we encounter not as ends in themselves.
‘We see the insights we encounter not as ends in themselves but as part of a greater awakening — a path that leads to the unfolding of compassion, wisdom, and liberation.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Patience, one of the six perfections.
‘Patience, one of the six perfections, is the practice of enduring difficulties without anger or frustration. It is the capacity to remain calm and composed in the face of adversity, knowing that all experiences, whether pleasant or unpleasant, are fleeting.’
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Morning meditation — What is required is a willingness to look deeply.
‘What is required is a willingness to look deeply, to bring mindful awareness to the moment, and to allow the simple truth of the Dharma to unfold naturally.’
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Morning meditation — It is this quiet, persistent practice.
‘The Buddha often likened his teachings to a raft — a means of crossing the river of suffering to reach the far shore of liberation. Once the far shore is reached, there is no need to carry the raft further.’
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Morning meditation — The relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).
‘Another integration that deepens through Buddhist practice is the relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).’
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Morning meditation — But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.
‘Ordinarily, when we give, we are aware of ourselves as the giver, of the object as the gift, and of the person receiving it. These distinctions create a sense of separation between the three elements. But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.
‘Ordinarily, when we give, we are aware of ourselves as the giver, of the object as the gift, and of the person receiving it. These distinctions create a sense of separation between the three elements. But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.’
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