‘We start directly from using our knowledge faculties rather than the believing ones.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Zen sitting is not some sort of.
‘Zen sitting is not some sort of operation to be performed. It is going into one’s true original nature before father or mother were born.’
Zen Master Bukko
Morning meditation — For One whose Tongue is Ready.
‘For one whose tongue is ready with good words but whose heart is impure, Samadhi and Prajna are useless.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Only Realise that, from the Beginning.
‘Only realise that, from the beginning, original mind is beyond thought, and don’t attach to your rising thoughts at all.’
Bankei
Morning meditation — If Beings Seek the Buddha.
‘If beings seek the Buddha by means of external exercises, they are unable to see into their self-nature.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — The only Way we can.
‘The only way we can be liberated, is through knowing it for ourselves, not through anyone else’s understanding.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation —When I feel fed up.
‘When I feel frustrated, exasperated or fed up, I use that opportunity for insight into the noble truth of suffering.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — What is Wholehearted Practice?
Dōgen asked the cook of Tiantong Monastery, ‘What is wholehearted practice?’ The cook replied, ‘Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.’
Shohaku Okumura
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