‘When you are crazy drunk, whether you do good deeds or evil ones, all your behaviour is that of a drunken mind, not a true one.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — When we understand the Buddhist teachings.
‘When we understand the Buddhist teachings, it is the same whether we meet with good fortune or with bad.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning Meditation — Performing good actions merely to attain fame.
‘Performing good actions merely to attain fame and praise is like exchanging the mystic wish-granting gem for pellet of goat’s dung.’
Tibetan Saying
Morning meditation — The spiritual source shines clear.
‘The spiritual source shines clear in the light; the branching streams flow on in the dark.’
Sandōkai
Morning meditation — Awareness is not something we create.
‘Awareness is not something we create; it is already present, a natural quality of mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Strong faith combined with weak intellect.
‘Strong faith combined with weak intellect are apt to lead to the error of narrow minded dogmatism.’
Gampopa
Morning meditation — Weakness of faith combined with strength of intellect.
‘Weakness of faith combined with strength of intellect are apt to lead to the error of talkativeness.’
Gampopa
Morning meditation — The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion.
‘The Buddha’s path is one of waking up from delusion and seeing the world with the bright clarity of awareness. This is not an intellectual exercise, but a lived experience.’
Everyday Buddhism
