‘As our awareness grows, the shadows of delusion fade, not by force but by the simple presence of light, revealing reality as it is — open, boundless, and free from obscuration.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Mortal nature is Buddha nature.
‘Mortal nature is Buddha nature.
Beyond this there’s no Buddha.
Buddha is our nature.
There’s no Buddha besides this nature.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation — The nature of mind is non-arising.
‘The nature of mind is non-arising,
What need is there of knowledge and views?
Originally there is not a single dharma;
Why discuss inspiration and training?’
Niutou Farong
Morning meditation — Extraordinary people ultimately extend.
‘A poem says:
Extraordinary people ultimately extend in all horizontal and vertical directions.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Each moment lived without clinging.
‘Each moment lived without clinging — whether it be to an idea, an object, a person, or anything — is a moment without anguish. When we truly see that, we also see that that is where liberation lies, liberation from sorrow.’
Diana St Ruth
Morning Meditation — The beginning of this buddha-knowledge.
‘The beginning of this buddha-knowledge is the discovery of the wondrous law of the one mind.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning meditation — Rather than searching for a distant place.
‘Rather than searching for a distant place where suffering does not exist, the Buddha invites us to investigate the nature of suffering itself, right here in the present.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Where do mind and body fall away?
Buddha was asked, ‘where do mind and body fall away?’
He replied, “Vinnanam anidassanam anantam sabbato pabham” (consciousness, signless, timeless and everywhere brightly shining).
[The Kevaddha Sutta]
The Kevaddha Sutta
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