‘When one is not yet near Nirvana, there are many other paths, but when one is near Nirvana, there is only a single path.’
Suramgama Samadhi Sutra
Mahayana
Morning meditation —Perceptions Employed as a Base.
‘Perceptions employed as a base for building up positive concepts are the origin of all ignorance.’
Surangama Sutra
Morning meditation — Because there is no Origination.
‘Because there is no origination there is no duration and no destruction.’
Nagarjuna
I Don’t Believe in Samsara — If I Did…
When I just rest
within empty lucidity,
the false cavern of all things of samsara and nirvana implodes,
and everything dawns as the ornamentation of ultimate reality.
Morning meditation — The Essence of Emptiness.
‘The essence of emptiness is the non-existence of duality.’
Madhyānta-vibhāga
Morning meditation — When you Reflect on the Practice.
‘When you reflect on the practice of the ancients… Sometimes, while practising it is as easy as pushing a boat over ice. At other times it is as difficult as trying to drag a cow to a well.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — The Teachings are Based on This.
‘The Buddha was totally awakened and saw the three times as clearly as if they were held in the palm of his own hand. The teachings are based on this immense clarity.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Morning meditation — Liberation is Like the Earth.
‘This liberation is like earth, because it’s the refuge of all sentient beings.’
Avalokiteshvara
Buddhism now 