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• Morning Meditation — If life were based upon what we liked.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If life were based upon what we liked, then not a single one of us would suffer, because nobody wants to be in pain.’

  Acharya Shantideva

• Morning Meditation — Have you eaten breakfast?

  By Buddhism Now on 29 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A monk said to Joshu: ‘I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.’
  Joshu said, `Have you eaten breakfast?’
  The monk said, `Yes, I have.’
  `Then wash your bowls and put them away,’ said Joshu.

  Zen Master Rinzai

• Morning meditation — It’s Sometimes Easy.

  By Buddhism Now on 28 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘It’s sometimes easy to confuse concentration for awareness.’

  Buddhist meditation

• Morning meditation — Followers of the way, there’s no guru anywhere in the world.

  By Buddhism Now on 27 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Followers of the way, there’s no guru anywhere in the world who can match the wisdom of your own mind.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Morning meditation — All sorts of thoughts come and go.

  By Buddhism Now on 26 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When we sit in zazen, all sorts of thoughts come and go that cannot be labelled delusion, confusion, or satori.’

  Harada Sekkei Roshi

• Morning meditation — You cannot teach insight.

  By Buddhism Now on 25 October 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘You cannot teach insight.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Morning meditation — One of the first insights of the Buddha.

  By Buddhism Now on 24 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Anicca: Lit. not-eternal. One of the first insights of the Buddha “all that arises ceases”, are not reality, not nirvana, not liberation.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Let’s have discussion on Buddhism.

  By Buddhism Now on 23 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Studying the Way is to always contemplate the self-nature: This is to be identical with all the buddhas.’

  Hui Neng

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