‘If as Buddhists we have true awareness then morality will be our natural behaviour.’
Zen Master Bukko
Morning Meditaton
Morning Meditation — Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence.
‘Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence. Look around the world and it too reveals impermanence. Yet when you attain spiritual enlightenment, true wisdom arises. That wisdom swiftly guides you to the Way.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning meditation — As we practise, a subtle shift begins.
‘As we practise, a subtle shift begins. The more we turn our attention inward, the more we come to sense that life’s deepest truths do not yield to control or analysis. Instead, these truths reveal themselves when we stop trying to define or grasp them.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — It’s hard to attain the state where nothing is practised.
‘It’s hard to attain the state where nothing is practised and nothing manifested.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning meditation — It is the courage to let go of the familiar.
‘It is the courage to let go of the familiar, to step into the unknown, and to trust in awareness and wisdom, even when the path ahead is unclear.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Everything is meditation itself.
‘Everything is meditation itself and can be regarded as an opportunity for change. This is turning the negative into the positive.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — Wisdom illuminates the darkness without confusion.
‘Wisdom illuminates the darkness without confusion. The Way integrates with the body without getting stuck.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — Buddha is the quality of awareness that notices without judgement.
‘Buddha is the quality of awareness that notices without judgement, the compassion that arises naturally when we let go of our self-centred views, the wisdom that knows the impermanence and interdependence of all things.’
Everyday Buddhism
