‘Just know yourself, this is your witness.’
Ajahn Chah
Theravada
Morning meditation — Don’t make decisions on the strength of desires.
‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of desires. Desires can puff us up into thinking we are something we’re not.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — When we are mindful and accept the way it is.
‘When we are mindful and accept the way it is, then we are not creating hostility.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Comprehending form, not taking a stand in formlessness.
‘Comprehending form, not taking a stand in formlessness, those in cessation [nirvana] have left death behind.’
The Buddha
Itivuttaka Sutra
Morning meditation — When thinking stops.
‘When thinking stops, we must be right there with what is happening.’
Bhante Bodhidhamma
Morning meditation — The real suffering is not the sound.
‘The real suffering is not the sound of the cement mixer, but the stuff you create in your own mind—that is what dukkha is.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Practice is separate from any posture.
‘Practice is separate from any posture. It is a matter of directly looking at the mind.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Each step along the Buddha’s path to happiness.
‘Each step along the Buddha’s path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.’
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Buddhism now 