‘And what, monks, is ageing? In whatever beings of whatever group of beings, there is ageing, decrepitude, broken teeth, grey hair, wrinkled skin, shrinking with age, decay of the sense-faculties—that, monks, is called ageing.’
The Buddha
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Metta, or loving-kindness, is much deeper than just having nice ideas.
‘The Buddhist practice of Metta, or loving-kindness, is much deeper than just having nice ideas and good thoughts.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation.
‘When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation purely through the intellect, we often find ourselves at an impasse. The concepts that once seemed clear become paradoxical, and the distinctions we rely upon begin to dissolve.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — What’s worrying you now?
‘Everyone has a natural koan. What’s worrying you now? A seemingly intractable problem. Illness, old age, death?’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — May all those lost in the pain of jealousy.
‘May all those lost in the pain of jealousy find delight in the success of others’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation: Those who cover the Buddha with concepts.
‘Those who cover the Buddha with concepts, will never reach Buddhahood.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — Time, as we commonly know it.
‘Time, as we commonly know it, is a construct of the conditioned mind. Hours, minutes, and seconds — though practical for navigating the world — are little more than measurements imposed upon the infinite.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The courage that sustains us when insight seems distant.
‘The courage that sustains us when insight seems distant, that carries us through the inevitable ups and downs of practice. It is the courage to continue, to trust, to open, to be with whatever arises, knowing that Buddha is not somewhere else but here, in our own experience.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddhism now 