‘Worry is a thought habit. Counting the arising of it uses patience to overcome the worry. Try it next time — it works.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning Meditation — High on a mountain peak.
‘High on a mountain peak only boundless space is seen.’
Han Shan
Morning Meditaton — Don’t be deluded by anyone.
‘Don’t be deluded by anyone, this is all I teach. If you want to make use of it, then use it right now without doubt or delay.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning Meditation — How to sit in meditation.
‘How to sit in meditation, no one knows. The solitary moon shines on the icy pool, but in the pool there is no moon.’
Han Shan
Morning meditation — Someone once said that experience is.
‘Someone once said that experience is that thing which we acquire when we no longer need it.’
John Peaty
Morning meditation — Don’t seek the friendship of the unpleasant.
Don’t seek the friendship of the unpleasant or corrupt. Find good friends and seek the friendship of the honourable.
The Dhammapada
Evening meditation — No before, no after.
‘No before, no after. Don’t jump to conclusions about the present.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation: Please be the moment ‘now’.
‘Please be the moment ‘now’ as-it-is, not only with zazen in the zendo, but in all activities throughout the day.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Buddhism now 