‘One thing I teach, dukkha and release from dukkha.’
The Buddha
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — What others say and think.
‘If we are constantly following what others say and think, we never live our own lives.’
Diana St Ruth
Morning meditation: Don’t set up Stages.
‘Don’t set up stages for Awakening.
Meditate without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — When you Reflect on the Practice.
‘When you reflect on the practice of the ancients… Sometimes, while practising it is as easy as pushing a boat over ice. At other times it is as difficult as trying to drag a cow to a well.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation: As for Mindfulness.
‘As for mindfulness, monks, I declare that it is always useful.’
The Buddha,
Samyutta Nikaya
Morning meditation: To Generate Bodhi-mind.
‘To generate bodhi-mind is to arouse the mind that vows to save all sentient beings.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Morning meditation — The Teachings are Based on This.
‘The Buddha was totally awakened and saw the three times as clearly as if they were held in the palm of his own hand. The teachings are based on this immense clarity.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Morning meditation: This is one Extreme.
‘Everything exists — this is one extreme. Nothing exists — this is the other extreme. Avoiding both, the Tathagata teaches the Middle Way.’
Samyutta Nikaya
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