‘We might not believe we can do a Zen koan, but our life is a koan.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning Meditation — The idea you know.
‘The idea you know, is that the sentimental person thinks things will last—the romantic person has a desperate confidence they won’t.’
F Scott Fitzgerald
Morning meditation — As we navigate the waves of existence.
‘As we navigate the waves of existence, the Buddha’s words encourage us to become islands unto ourselves — anchored in the Dhamma, sustained by wisdom, and guided by the truth that liberation is within reach.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — When the mind is empty in line with its nature.
‘When the mind is empty in line with its nature, there’s no sense of ownership in it; there are no labels for itself. No matter what thoughts occur to it, it sees them as insubstantial, as empty of self.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning meditation — You need self-confidence and determination.
‘You need self-confidence and determination; feeling depressed and losing hope will never help to improve any situation.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — To cultivate virtue.
‘To cultivate virtue, one must start by controlling oneself; to cultivate wisdom, one must begin with clarity of thought.’
Classic of Spiritual Flight
Morning meditation — If you physically want to build a pyramid, the base must be very strong.
‘I would now like to refer again to this idea of the pyramid regarding morality (shila), wisdom, and meditation (or concentration). If you physically want to build a pyramid, the base must be very strong.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Morning meditation — You must just be as immovable as an incense burner.
‘You must just be as immovable as an incense burner before a Buddha-image and as unchanging as dried wood resting on cold ashes.’
Kusan Sunim
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