‘Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self.’
Beopjeong Sunim
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Delusion operates under the radar, making it difficult to detect.
‘Delusion operates under the radar, making it difficult to detect, especially when we are lost in the routine of daily life. Its cleverness lies in its ability to maintain the illusion of permanence and stability in a world that is inherently fleeting and uncertain.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — May all beings awake from the gloom of delusion.
‘May all beings awake from the gloom of delusion.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — One of the most pervasive aspects of delusion is avijjā.
‘One of the most pervasive aspects of delusion is avijjā — ignorance of the true nature of reality. This ignorance is not a lack of knowledge in the conventional sense, but a fundamental misunderstanding of how things truly are.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — When you hear me talk about the Void.
‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of Indifference’’.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — But mere talking on food will not appease hunger.
‘Learned Audience, those who recite the word ‘Prajna’ the whole day long do not seem to know that Prajna is inherent in their own nature. But mere talking on food will not appease hunger, and this is exactly the case with these people.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Our very nature is Buddha.
‘Our very nature is Buddha, and apart from this nature there is no other Buddha.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more.
‘Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more. And anger is also wanting—wanting to reject, wanting to put off. So, according to Buddhism, both of these two emotions are undesirable.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
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