‘For one whose tongue is ready with good words but whose heart is impure, Samadhi and Prajna are useless.’
Hui Neng
Morning Meditaton
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
Morning meditation — In Functioning of the Essence of Mind.
‘In functioning of the Essence of Mind and in conversation with others, outwardly we should free ourselves from attachment to objects.
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — For just as Someone.
‘For just as someone whose body is engulfed by fire finds no pleasure in desirable objects, it is impossible for the compassionate ones to be joyous when a sentient being is in pain…’
Acharya Shantideva
Buddhism now 