‘Awareness; you can chew gum, wash up and listen to the radio at the same time and still be aware, because it includes the thing.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Theravada
Morning meditation — You must use loving-kindness.
‘You must use loving-kindness. When angry states of mind arise in meditation, balance them by developing feelings of loving-kindness.’
Ajahn Chah
Buddhist teachings to investigate your experience, from Ajahn Sumedho.
Buddhist teachings to investigate your experience, from Ajahn Sumedho.
Morning meditation — When the mind feels attraction, when it feels aversion.
‘When the mind feels attraction, when it feels aversion, you don’t lose the path, but you know these conditions for what they are.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — We can’t meditate in only one posture.
‘We can’t meditate in only one posture. There are four postures for humans, standing, walking, sitting, and lying down.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — An intuitive moment is not a rational moment.
‘An intuitive moment is not a rational moment; it isn’t a moment based on common sense and habitual ways of looking at things.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Don’t make decisions.
‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of your desires.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — If we study theory.
‘If we study theory, our practice won’t develop at all.’
Ajahn Chah
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