‘Don’t let your insights fall into words.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — A Good Life.
‘A good life which has been well lived, well put together and polished, the older it is, the more valuable it is to the world.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — In Front of the Patriarch’s Room.
‘In front of the Patriarch’s room
The road is smooth
A thousand years pass in vain
Moss grows
Bright moon
Shines like snow
The Second Patriarch
His arm severed
Still hasn’t arrived.’
Jakushitsu Genkō
Morning meditation — The Unborn does not.
‘The unborn does not come within the realm of time.’
Diana St Ruth
Morning meditation — Buddha Goes Everywhere.
‘Buddha goes everywhere, roaming the kingdoms and talking with living beings, yet he never strays for a single thought from shining purity.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Wealthy and Famous.
‘Many have become wealthy and famous, but no one knows where they have gone with their wealth and fame.’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation: Awakening Dissolves the Idea.
‘Awakening dissolves the idea of both self and not self.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — Name and Form.
‘Not having attained enlightenment, however, a person holds onto name and form, praising himself and claiming his dharma to be the One Dharma.’
Bassui Tokushō
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