‘When we say that there is no self, people get worried, or angry. Their attachment and identification to this idea of a self is so strong.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Despite their limitations, words remain indispensable.
‘Despite their limitations, words remain indispensable. The Buddhist tradition itself is built upon texts, dialogues, and commentaries—words pointing beyond words. The challenge is not to avoid language, but to use it skilfully, without becoming trapped by it.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Just as the peak of a mountain is not shaken.
‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’
The Buddha
Udāna Sutra
Morning meditation — Atammayatā is not simply non-attachment.
‘Atammayatā is not simply non-attachment, nor is it a cold detachment from the joys and sorrows of life. It is deeper than that. It is the undoing of the compulsion to identify, to take ownership, to entangle oneself in the ceaseless whirl of becoming.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata).
‘When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata), there is no “person” who watches “things”. There are no “things” to be watched. There is no “watcher”. There is no “feeling of watching”. All of these have disappeared.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Morning meditation — When we cling to a fixed idea of self.
‘When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life.
‘Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life — if that person’s religious spirit is not minutely ordered and careful, and if his thoughts are not kept pure — in what way is that different from life in a house?’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning meditation — If one-mindedness is impeded.
‘If one-mindedness is impeded,
All dharmas are misunderstood.
Coming and going thus,
Is there need for thorough investigation?’
Niutou Farong
Buddhism now 