‘To those searching for ultimate reality,
First one should say that everything exists;
Later when they understand the meaning
And are free of attachment, then teach the absence.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Mahayana
Morning meditation — Things cease due to utter destruction.
‘Things cease due to utter destruction, But not due to understanding their conditioned nature; To whom will this be evident? How can “destruction” be possible?’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — Those who do not see ultimate reality.
‘Those who do not see ultimate reality
Grasp at samsara and nirvana;
But those who see ultimate reality possess
No pretentions of world and its’ transcendence.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — Both samsara and nirvana.
‘Both samsara and nirvana,
Neither of these two exists;
The thorough understanding of cyclic existence —
This is referred to as “nirvana.”’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?
‘How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — We turned our backs (on our Original-nature).
‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — By way of nonduality, of nonproduction.
‘By way of nonduality, of nonproduction, of nonbasis. The nonproduction and nonbasis of what? By way of the nonduality of the skandhas, etc. to : of enlightenment.’
The Buddha
Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom
Morning meditation — For the perfection of wisdom.
‘For the perfection of wisdom is, not one thing, and all-knowledge another; all-knowledge is not one thing, and the perfection of wisdom another; but perfect wisdom and all-knowledge are not two or divided.’
The Buddha
Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom
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