‘Meditation techniques are easy to practise because they have a form. Awareness is harder because it has no form.’
Everyday Buddhism
‘Meditation techniques are easy to practise because they have a form. Awareness is harder because it has no form.’
Everyday Buddhism
‘A beginner to Buddhist practice has more chance of awakening than someone who thinks they know it all.’
Zen Graffiti
‘Papañca — is when you feel a certain way and your thoughts just go on and on without any direction, simply rattling on, one thought after another.’
Everyday Buddhism
‘A monk who does not direct his mind to external things is aware: My mind is not directed to external things.’
The Buddha
‘Truth is beyond words, but the Buddha used them to teach, to point out the truth.’
Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way
‘To call something a foundation of Buddhist Teachings is only correct if firstly, it is a principle which aims at the extinction of Dukkha.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
‘Forty-eight years! 48 years! I’m all done with the ignorant and wise I am no hero My way to Nirvana is serene and peaceful.’
Zen master Tosotsu’s last poem in 1091
‘Allow the mind to rest in the uncreated like for example the pouring of water into water. The mind should be allowed its own easy mental posture in its natural condition, clear vibrant.’
The Bardo Thödol