‘Practise till it is no longer practice but a natural movement. Then, in a crisis, there is a sort of calm, an inner calm, a sort of coolness inside.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — In the simplicity of the Dhamma.
‘In the simplicity of the Dhamma, we discover the true refuge that the Buddha so compassionately pointed to.’
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Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teachings do not call for repression but for illumination.
‘The Buddha’s teachings do not call for repression but for illumination. Awareness, when steady and unentangled, remains untouched by the arising and passing of thought. The key is not to eliminate thinking but to cease identifying with it.’
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Morning meditation — Dukkha is very profound.
‘Dukkha is very profound; as we explore it through the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, we understand that being unawakened is itself dukkha. Dukkha, Cause, and Nirodha (Nirvana).’
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Morning meditation — At the heart of the Buddha’s message is the notion of the Middle Way.
‘At the heart of the Buddha’s message is the notion of the Middle Way — a path that avoids the extremes of indulgence in sensual pleasures on one side and severe asceticism on the other.’
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Morning Meditation — There are ‘four virtues’ of perpetual happiness.
‘There are ‘four virtues’ of perpetual happiness and purity. This is why it is said that the one who comes to meditate truly and correctly, must sit facing the innermost sanctuary of truth.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning meditation — Luminous, monks, is the mind.
‘Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is freed from incoming defilements. The well-instructed disciple of the noble ones discerns that as it actually is present.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — The significance of the Three Marks of Existence cannot be overstated.
‘The significance of the Three Marks of Existence cannot be overstated. These truths about the nature of reality — impermanence, suffering, and not-self — are at the core of the Buddha’s teaching enlightenment.’
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