‘‘Good Gotama [Buddha], what is mind’s resort?’’
‘‘Mind’s resort, Brahman, is mindfulness.’’
The Buddha,
Samyutta Nikaya
Theravada
Morning meditation — I’ve often taught that tranquillity is stillness.
‘I’ve often taught that tranquillity is stillness; flowing is wisdom.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning Meditation — Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events.
‘Simply see the natural phenomena of physical and mental events as they arise and pass away, arise and pass away. They’re not you. They’re not really yours. You don’t have any real control over them.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Morning Meditation — Don’t you see the difference?
‘Don’t you see the difference? The ‘‘emptiness’’ of the mind when you’re involved in activities is ‘‘play’’ emptiness, imitation emptiness. It’s not the real thing.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
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
Morning meditation — Awareness; you can chew gum, wash up and listen.
‘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
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
Buddhism now 