‘The act of giving becomes a natural expression of compassion and wisdom, free from attachment and egotism. It is a moment of profound unity, where the boundaries between self and other dissolve.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — When we can’t wait for other people to honour us.
‘When we can’t wait for other people to honour us, we tend to put robes of honour on ourselves.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation: Today is Rohatsu – the Zen Buddhist day celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment.
‘Then the practice will naturally ripen and gradually you will enter wonderful states. If you practise in such a way for a very long time, then you will surely realise great awakening.’
Zen Buddhism
Morning meditation — In the absence of self, the Buddha within.
‘In the absence of self, the Buddha within is not diminished; rather, it shines forth unobstructed, like the sun emerging from behind clouds.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind.
‘The enlightenment in which you see your true mind and realise your true nature is transmitted outside of the scriptures; it is not based on names and words.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — Enlightenment is not the annihilation of the self.
‘Enlightenment is not the annihilation of the self, but the awakening to the truth that the self was never real to begin with. What remains is not emptiness as a void, but emptiness as a boundless, luminous awareness — the very nature of the Buddha.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — By understanding consciousness not as a stable entity.
‘By understanding consciousness not as a stable entity but as a dynamic process, we open the door to profound insight into the nature of existence.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Dukkha is experienced when we are unaware.
‘Dukkha: Literally souring, often translated as suffering or unsatisfactoriness.
Dukkha is experienced when we are unaware, unawakened.’
Everyday Buddhism
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