‘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
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — When you know it [habit] as illusion.
‘When you know it [habit] as illusion, you are at that moment separate from it and have no need for any expedient means.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — There is no need to have any special attitude.
‘There is no need to have any special attitude while drinking tea except one of thankfulness.’
Popchong Sunim
Morning Meditation — With thoughts clear, sitting silently.
‘With thoughts clear, sitting silently, wander into the centre of the circle of wonder. This is how you must penetrate and study.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — Whoever perceives that all characteristics.
‘Whoever perceives that all characteristics are in fact no-characteristics perceives the Tathagata.’
Diamond Sutra.
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — After practising meditation for a while.
‘After practising meditation for a while, we must enter the state of no-self.
Beopjeong Sunim
Morning Meditation — Knowing the root cause of Dukkha.
‘Knowing the root cause of Dukkha, one will be able to extinguish it. That root cause is delusion, the wrong understanding that there is a self and things belonging to a self.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Morning meditation — Those who cross this teeming sea.
‘Those who cross this teeming sea, hard with mighty waves.
Wisdom’s theirs the holy life lived, world’s end reached, gone beyond.’
Samyutta
