‘Sometimes anger may give some kind of immediate support, some kind of strength and power, but in the long run it doesn’t. There’s always some fear behind it.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Sensory consciousness and mental consciousness.
‘Sensory consciousness and mental consciousness are interconnected. Sensory consciousness gives signals to mental consciousness, and mental consciousness follows with signals to sensory consciousness. But for us the most powerful mind is mental consciousness.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Morning meditation — Bodhi has always existed.
‘Bodhi has always existed;
No need to preserve it.
Vexation has never existed,
No need to eliminate it.’
Niutou Farong
Morning meditation — Āsava is a Pali term often translated as “outflows” or “taints”.
‘Āsava is a Pali term often translated as “outflows” or “taints”, referring to deep mental habits that keep the mind caught in saṃsāra.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Between mind and mind there is no gap.
‘Between mind and mind there is no gap.
They all flow into the sea of original nature.’
Nan-yüan
Morning meditation — Sages seek from mind and not from the Buddha.
‘Sages seek from mind and not from the Buddha, whereas those who seek from the Buddha and not from mind are fools!’
Zen Master Hui Hai
Morning meditation — Reflecting on the way it is brings into consciousness.
‘Reflecting on the way it is brings into consciousness what a lifespan as a human being involves, the possibilities.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — You begin to trust the quiet knowing.
‘You begin to trust the quiet knowing beneath the noise of the mind. You see the power of awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
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