‘Get to the point of realising, without doubt, that negative motivations have negative reactions’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjusri.
‘If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it. But I do not strive after enlightenment, because enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjusri, the Crown Prince.’
Prajnaparamita
Morning Meditation — The Muni can observe delusion.
‘The Muni can observe delusion; the person with delusion cannot.’
Aryadeva
Morning meditation — Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality.
‘Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality; it invites us to embody his enlightened awareness, manifesting wisdom and compassion in our own lives.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The mind is an affirmative phenomenon.
‘The mind is an affirmative phenomenon, but on the ordinary level it is obscured by concepts.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — The upper part of our consciousness is called ‘mind consciousness’.
‘The upper part of our consciousness is called ‘mind consciousness’, and this is linked to the intellect. So a dharma talk should be considered to be like rain falling down on the earth.’
Thich Nhat Hanh
Morning meditation — Buddhahood comes from cultivation of the. self-nature within us.
‘Buddhahood comes from cultivation of the. self-nature within us. Do not seek it outside the body. When your self-nature is under delusion, you are ordinary people, but when your self-nature is awakened and alert, you are Buddhas.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Those who think ‘this is me’.
‘Those who think ‘‘this is me’’, ‘‘this is mine’’, are on the path of suffering.’
Everyday Buddhism
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