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• Morning meditation — The act of giving becomes a natural expression of compassion and wisdom.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The act of giving becomes a natural expression of compassion and wisdom, free from attachment and egotism. It is a moment of profound unity, where the boundaries between self and other dissolve.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — When we can’t wait for other people to honour us.

  By Buddhism Now on 9 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When we can’t wait for other people to honour us, we tend to put robes of honour on ourselves.’

  Trevor Leggett

• Morning meditation: Today is Rohatsu – the Zen Buddhist day celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Then the practice will naturally ripen and gradually you will enter wonderful states. If you practise in such a way for a very long time, then you will surely realise great awakening.’

  Zen Buddhism

• Morning meditation — In the absence of self, the Buddha within.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In the absence of self, the Buddha within is not diminished; rather, it shines forth unobstructed, like the sun emerging from behind clouds.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The enlightenment in which you see your true mind and realise your true nature is transmitted outside of the scriptures; it is not based on names and words.’

  Bassui Tokushō

• Morning meditation — Enlightenment is not the annihilation of the self.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Enlightenment is not the annihilation of the self, but the awakening to the truth that the self was never real to begin with. What remains is not emptiness as a void, but emptiness as a boundless, luminous awareness — the very nature of the Buddha.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — By understanding consciousness not as a stable entity.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 December 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘By understanding consciousness not as a stable entity but as a dynamic process, we open the door to profound insight into the nature of existence.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Dukkha is experienced when we are unaware.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 December 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Dukkha: Literally souring, often translated as suffering or unsatisfactoriness.
  Dukkha is experienced when we are unaware, unawakened.’

  Everyday Buddhism

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