‘Many monks who practise in meditation halls often just settle down in such places. Thus out of ten practitioners eight or nine are unable to pierce through the barrier of the patriarchs.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Nirvana is delight!
‘All processes are impermanent,
Which are the dharma of birth and death.
Having ended birth and death,
Nirvana is delight!’
Sutra of Maitreya
Morning meditation — Then the practice will naturally ripen and gradually you will enter wonderful states.
‘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.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Spontaneous wisdom.
‘Spontaneous wisdom
Throughout time and space
Nothing is illuminated;
This is most profound.
Knowing dharmas is non-knowing;
Non-knowing is knowing the essential’
Niutou Farong
Morning meditation — Trikaya the 3 bodies of the Buddha.
‘Trikaya — 3 bodies of the Buddha, Nirmāṇakāya you as you are, Dharmakāya when you’re aware, and Sambhogakāya the joy or insight of being awake.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Techniques, while helpful, can become traps.
‘Techniques, while helpful, can become traps. When we become fixated on perfecting a particular method or measuring our progress in meditation, we can lose sight of the true aim of practice: insight into the nature of reality.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — The greatest determination.
‘The greatest determination is similar to the one of a beginner who has just started practising meditation.’
Kusan Sumin
Morning meditation: Delusion and awareness are not static forces; they are in constant motion.
‘Delusion and awareness are not static forces; they are in constant motion. In one moment, we may be lost in delusion, caught up in a story of self. In the next moment, awareness may arise, illuminating the truth and revealing the emptiness of that story.’
Everyday Buddhism
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