‘Both samsara and nirvana,
Neither of these two exists;
The thorough understanding of cyclic existence —
This is referred to as “nirvana.”’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — All processes are impermanent.
‘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 — How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?
‘How can a dependent origination have a first and a last?’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’.
‘The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’, beyond ‘‘eternal” and ‘‘annihilated”, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — And for one who sees the cessation of the world as it truly is with wisdom.
‘And for one who sees the cessation of the world as it truly is with wisdom, There is no notion of existence.’
Kaccānagotta Sutta
Morning meditation — This world is supported by a polarity.
‘This world is supported by a polarity: by existence and non-existence.
But for one who sees the arising of the world as it truly is with wisdom, There is no notion of non-existence.’
Kaccānagotta Sutta
Morning meditation — Unfolding of experience, and cultivating wisdom.
‘By turning inward, observing the unfolding of experience, and cultivating wisdom, we follow the Buddha’s path.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation – There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.
‘There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.’
Harada Sekkei Roshi
Buddhism now 