‘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.’
Everyday Buddhism
Everyday Buddhism
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).’
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.’
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.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — I offered you gold.
‘I offered you gold; it’s not my fault you preferred a pebble.’
(The leprechaun in the film
The Luck of the Irish.).
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Nirvana is delight!
‘All processes are impermanent,
Which are the dharma of birth and death.
Having ended birth and death,
Nirvana is delight!’
Sutra of Maitreya
Morning meditation — Trikaya the 3 bodies of the Buddha.
‘Trikaya — 3 bodies of the Buddha, Nirmāṇakāya you as you are, Dharmakāya when you’re aware, and Sambhogakāya the joy or insight of being awake.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Techniques, while helpful, can become traps.
‘Techniques, while helpful, can become traps. When we become fixated on perfecting a particular method or measuring our progress in meditation, we can lose sight of the true aim of practice: insight into the nature of reality.’
Everyday Buddhism
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