Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
The Dhammapada
Theravada
Morning meditation — On hearing the Dharma.
On hearing the Dharma, the wise become pure like a deep, clear, and still lake.
The Dhammapada
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 way out of suffering.
‘The way out of suffering is meditation itself.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — When operating on a personal level.
‘When operating on a personal level ― from how things should be ― it seems that life is always a struggle.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — The crude, beginning level of the practice.
‘The crude, beginning level of the practice is a little hard to maintain, but the refined levels all come out of this.’
Ajahn Chah
You don’t have to believe these Four Noble Truths. By Ajahn Sumedho
You don’t have to believe these Four Noble Truths — but realise them.
Morning meditation — If a person speaks or acts with pure mind.
If a person speaks or acts with pure mind, joy follows them like their own shadow.
The Dhammapada
Buddhism now 