‘How could I be unhappy about others being pleased?’
Acharya Shantideva
Tibetan Buddhism
Morning meditation — Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves.
‘Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves is far more useful than seeing a 1,000 in someone else. We can correct our own.’
Dalai Lama
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I have included an extract from Bodhidharma’s work here, as it is less widely known.
Morning meditation — I laugh to see what happens in samsara’s show.
‘I laugh to see what happens in samsara’s show.’
Words of my Perfect Teacher
Morning meditation — The Buddha nature is neither created nor does it change.
‘The Buddha nature is neither created nor does it change. It is free from arising and ceasing. It is naturally pure, yet obscured by adventitious stains.’
Uttaratantra
When we see events through the lens of a pure mind.
This pure awareness is not detached or indifferent.
Morning meditation — The mind can be focused on one thing.
‘The mind can be focused on one thing — on the body, the breath, or whatever — without there being any obstacles like distraction or dullness.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Morning meditation — It might be pure meditation or concentration.
‘It might be pure meditation or concentration (shamatha), but without the ethical base, there will be no substance to it.’
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Buddhism now 