‘We establish loving-kindness with ourselves by not creating burdens out of what we have done in the past.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Theravada
The Peace Beyond, by Ajahn Chah.
The Buddha didn’t praise those who merely believe others.
Morning Meditation —When we say that there is no self.
‘When we say that there is no self, people get worried, or angry. Their attachment and identification to this idea of a self is so strong.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Morning meditation — Just as the peak of a mountain is not shaken.
‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’
The Buddha
Udāna Sutra
Morning Meditation — When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata).
‘When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata), there is no “person” who watches “things”. There are no “things” to be watched. There is no “watcher”. There is no “feeling of watching”. All of these have disappeared.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
How to Lose Yourself (Book Review). Plus A Zen Reflection on Wuxin from The Treatise on No-Mind.
I have included an extract from Bodhidharma’s work here, as it is less widely known.
Morning meditation — This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness.
‘This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness that watches over and protects the mind.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — The Buddha’s path is one of practice and insight.
‘The Buddha’s path is one of practice and insight, leading each person to their own awakening, beyond words, beyond teachers, and beyond the constraints of the ordinary mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddhism now 