‘The brightness of awareness is not an intellectual understanding, but an experiential clarity — an ability to see things as they truly are, in the present moment, without the filters of desire, fear, or ignorance.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Compassion that arises naturally.
‘Buddha is the quality of awareness that observes without judgement, the compassion that arises naturally when we let go of our self-centred views, the wisdom that knows the impermanence and interdependence of all things.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Only the thoughts are different.
‘Our minds and Shakyamuni’s are inseparable — only the thoughts are different.’
Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — To be unaware is to suffer.
‘To be unaware is to suffer. Not knowing the nature of things, not seeing reality as it truly is (yathābhūta), binds us to a world of illusion.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Wherever the eye falls, Thusness.
‘Wherever the eye falls, Thusness.’
Chan Master Sengcan
Morning meditation — There is no need to be disappointed or annoyed.
‘There is no need to be disappointed or annoyed about being drawn away from the main subject of Buddhist meditation.’
Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation — When in company watch your mouth.
‘When alone check your mind. When in company watch your mouth.’
Atisa Dipamkara
Morning meditation — Yet there no darkness reigns.
‘Where neither water nor yet earth Nor fire nor air gain a foothold, There gleam no stars, no sun sheds light, There shines no moon, yet there no darkness reigns.’
Bahiya Sutta
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