‘Instead of following other people’s spiritual guidance, it’s best to look to your own ordinary straightforward mind.’
Bankei
Morning Meditaton
Morning Meditation: Hatred is Universal.
‘Hatred is universal. Better to live a harmless awakened life free from the duality of good and bad.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning Meditation: At Every Moment.
‘At every moment, where language can’t go, that’s your mind.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation — A Treader of the Path.
‘A treader of the Path should do away with all thoughts, good as well as evil ones.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Only those who think that.
Only those who think that they will live forever don’t settle their quarrels.
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — ‘Everybody’s mind is the Buddha Mind.
‘Everybody’s mind is the Buddha Mind, which is originally enlightened, so it’s not something that is “born” or that “dies”.’
Bankei
Morning meditation — The Foolish and Ignorant Indulge.
The foolish and ignorant indulge in heedlessness, unlike the wise who protect their awareness like a treasure.
The Dhammapada
Morning Meditation: You can see that all the problems.
‘You can see that all the problems, all the conflict, all the crises, are the result of selfishness.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Buddhism now 