‘Before moving in sitting meditation, see if there is discomfort in the mind causing discomfort in the body.’
Everyday Buddhist
‘Before moving in sitting meditation, see if there is discomfort in the mind causing discomfort in the body.’
Everyday Buddhist
‘If life were based upon what we liked, then not a single one of us would suffer, because nobody wants to be in pain.’
Acharya Shantideva
‘Since everything is impermanent, devoid of self, refugeless, protectorless, and homeless, free your mind from Samsara.’
Arya Nagarjuna
‘If someone asks me about Bodhisattvas, I appear in a state of compassion.’
Zen Master Rinzai
‘If someone asks me where to look for Buddha, I will show myself in a state of purity.’
Zen Master Rinzai
‘We know that not to crave anything is indeed the way to the Truth.’
Bodhidharma
‘Your nature is Buddha. And Buddha is free: free of plans, free of cares. Buddha is free of karma, free of cause and effect.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation — Words are dualistic and need subject and object.
Everyday Buddhism