‘Nan-yüan said, ‘‘Make a thorough study of the Buddha Dharma, and broadly benefit the world.’’’
Nan-yüan
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — According to legend, Maitreya (the next Buddha).
‘According to legend, Maitreya (the next Buddha) will appear when the future ends.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — Meditation creates havoc. It’s meant to do that.
‘Meditation creates havoc. It’s meant to do that. Where is the peace? We might have started meditating because we were looking for peace. And what have we got?’
Corrado Pensa
Morning meditation — To free oneself from bondage is easy.
‘To free oneself from bondage is easy, but the way of freedom is difficult.’
Kyōshō
Bassui Tokushō
Morning Meditation — Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events.
‘Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events as they arise and pass away, arise and pass away. They’re not you. They’re not really yours. You don’t have any real control over them.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning Meditation — Don’t you see the difference?
‘Don’t you see the difference? The ‘‘emptiness’’ of the mind when you’re involved in activities is ‘‘play’’ emptiness, imitation emptiness. It’s not the real thing.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning meditation — In consequence a perception of the Path will no longer occur to him.
‘In consequence a perception of the Path will no longer occur to him — how much less will he see the Path! “One who has finished with the Path”, that is a synonym of a monk who is an Arhat whose outflows are extinct.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation —Having the resolve of awareness.
‘Princely people,
Having the resolve of awareness,
Understood what it means,
And that very moment
Was the instant of the ending of time for them.’
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva
Buddhism now 