‘Just because one believes one has eyes and can therefore see does not change the fact that what one is experiencing is basically mind experience.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Mahayana
Morning meditation — To those searching for ultimate reality.
‘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
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
