‘The way of mindfulness is always appropriate to the time and the place, to the way things are in their good and bad aspects.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Theravada
Morning meditation — Teachings can be most profound.
‘Teachings can be most profound, but those who listen may not understand. Just do the practice wholeheartedly and you can arrive at real understanding; it will bring you to the same place the teachings are talking about.’
Ajahn Chah
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 — One who has realised the Dhamma.
‘One who has realised the Dhamma is like one who has realised the sweetness or sourness of the fruit. All doubts are ended right here.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — The wise who point out our faults.
‘The wise who point out our faults, are worth cultivating as they guide us to a hidden treasure.’
The Dhammapada
Morning meditation — The mind lets go of external mind-objects.
‘The mind lets go of external mind-objects and you continue to observe internally.’
Ajahn Chah
The object of mind also becomes increasingly subtle and refined.
As the mind becomes calm, the breath, which was originally coarse, becomes correspondingly lighter and more refined. The object of mind also becomes increasingly subtle and refined.
Morning meditation — The Eightfold Path is really just awareness.
‘The Eightfold Path is really just awareness. Awareness is the path, and the eight parts are more or less positions for reflection.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Buddhism now 