‘Patch-robed monks practise thoroughly without carrying a single thread. Open sparkling and pure, they’re like a mirror reflecting a mirror.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm.
Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — On hearing the Dharma.
On hearing the Dharma, the wise become pure like a deep, clear, and still lake.
The Dhammapada
Morning Meditation — Primordial wisdom, silent, glorious.
‘Primordial wisdom, silent, glorious, responds to conditions. Cutting off before and after, sense faculties and objects both just happen.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — The wise who point out our faults.
The wise who point out our faults, are worth cultivating as they guide us to a hidden treasure.
The Dhammapada
Morning Meditation — Going along with change and transformation.
‘Going along with change and transformation the whole is not clouded by previous conditions. This is the foundation of great freedom.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation: If it was only a matter of time.
‘If it was only a matter of time, we’d all have been Buddhas long ago.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — It is incorrect to base one’s life upon the fragments of understanding.
‘It is incorrect to base one’s life upon the fragments of understanding which might occur upon reaching certain states.’
Kusan Sunim
