‘Followers of the way. Whenever the desire to move or say something occurs, first examine the mind.’
Acharya Shantideva
Tibetan Buddhism
Morning meditation —Our practice of what is meaningful.
‘Our practice of what is meaningful
May be definite or indefinite.
Our thoughts about giving things up,
And taking them on,
Are like stars.’
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva
Morning meditation —Self-occurring wisdom is pure from the beginning.
‘Self-occurring wisdom is pure from the beginning.
It is free from habitual patterns,
Even those of the five inexplicables,
Just like a lotus is free from mud.
Use this to teach the way of enlightenment!’
The Tathagata
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva
Morning meditation — Whether directly or indirectly.
‘Whether directly or indirectly avoid doing anything which does not contribute to the welfare of others.’
Acharya Shantideva
Dalai Lama Biography and Life Story
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Morning meditation — Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life.
‘Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life, decide, with complete certainty, that the wisdom of your own awareness is dharmakāya, and sustaining the ongoing experience of its self-radiance, the meditation which is naturally clear’
Longchenpa
Morning meditation — The whole world is cause and effect.
‘The whole world is cause and effect; excluding this, there’s no sentient being.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — Those who see the real are released.
‘There’s nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed. See the real, those who see the real are released.’
Arya Nagarjuna
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