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• Morning meditation — Virtue is so feeble.

  By Buddhism Now on 23 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Virtue is so feeble;
  Vice is so powerful and terrible! How can good ever triumph over evil
  Without the resolve to awaken?’

  Acharya Shantideva

• Morning meditation — Just as a thunderbolt.

  By Buddhism Now on 22 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Just as a thunderbolt
  Can light a dark cloudy night for an instant,
  An awakened being can sometimes
  Inspire people to do the right thing.’

  Acharya Shantideva

• Morning meditation — It is so hard to find the time and tools.

  By Buddhism Now on 21 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘It is so hard to find the time and tools
  I need To help those with whom I share this world.
  If I don’t seize the chance now,
  It may never arise again!’

  Acharya Shantideva

• Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teaching of the raft offers a profound reminder.

  By Buddhism Now on 20 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Buddha’s teaching of the raft offers a profound reminder of the importance of non-attachment in the spiritual journey. His metaphor serves as a practical guide for using the Dhamma effectively.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — From the birth and death of stars to the rise and fall of empires.

  By Buddhism Now on 19 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘From the birth and death of stars to the rise and fall of empires, from the smallest atom to the grandest mountains, all phenomena arise, exist for a time, and then dissolve.
  To deny this truth is to remain bound by illusion.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — It requires a deep willingness to let go of our most cherished assumptions.

  By Buddhism Now on 18 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘It requires a deep willingness to let go of our most cherished assumptions about who we are. The self, though an illusion, feels very real, and its dissolution can evoke fear and resistance.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — What of you people? Do you know yourselves?

  By Buddhism Now on 17 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘What of you people? Do you know yourselves?
  When you doubt sufficiently, your enlightenment will be sufficient.’

  Bassui Tokushō

• Morning meditation — Mindfulness in words.

  By Buddhism Now on 16 September 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Mindfulness in words — trying to make an internal commentary of what one is doing — is just a kind of illusion.’

  Trevor Leggett

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