‘Once we penetrate to the truth, we are freed from everything. Only peace remains.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — The Buddha points beyond ‘is’ and ‘is not’.
‘The Buddha points beyond ‘is’ and ‘is not’, beyond ‘eternal’ and ‘annihilated‘, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — Delusion is clever because it can manifest in subtle, seemingly benign ways.
‘Delusion is clever because it can manifest in subtle, seemingly benign ways. It is not always dramatic or obvious. It can take the form of attachment to opinions, the unquestioned belief in our sense of self, or the assumption that things will remain as they are.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Papañca is, in essence, the mental act of turning ‘just this’ into ‘me versus that’.
‘Papañca is, in essence, the mental act of turning ‘just this’ into ‘me versus that’. It is the engine that generates ‘two’ from what was never really split.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — Dependent on contact, there is feeling.
‘Dependent on contact, there is feeling. From feeling, perception. From perception, thought fabrication. From thought fabrication, proliferation (papañca). From proliferation, perceptions of self and other arise—and with them, conflict.’
Madhupiṇḍika sutta<
Morning meditation — The way of virtue is respecting the world.
‘The way of virtue is respecting the world — respecting our own bodies, respecting the rights of other beings, living in a way that is not cruel, not harmful, not divisive, not insensitive, not brutal.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.
‘There’s a saying about Kobo (ad800) whose calligraphy is regarded, even today, as amongst the greatest examples of this highly developed art: ‘‘This wonderful calligrapher does not choose his brush. Kobo Daishi, Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.’’’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — Awareness opens the door to seeing reality.
‘Awareness opens the door to seeing reality as it truly is — impermanent, interconnected, and empty of inherent self. It allows us to engage with the world with a mind that is free from delusion, attachment, and aversion.’
Everyday Buddhism
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