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• Morning meditation — When mental processes arise.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 April 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When mental processes arise, all dharmas [things] spring forth; when mental processes cease, all dharmas cease likewise.’

  The Buddha

• Morning meditation — When alone check your mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 31 March 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When alone check your mind. When in company watch your mouth.’

  Atisa Dipamkara

• Morning meditation — Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 March 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.’

  Ajahn Sumedho

• Morning meditation — You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist.

  By Buddhism Now on 29 March 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist, but it certainly helps the beings you decide not to eat.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Morning meditation — When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation.

  By Buddhism Now on 28 March 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation purely through the intellect, we often find ourselves at an impasse. The concepts that once seemed clear become paradoxical, and the distinctions we rely upon begin to dissolve.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — For those who do not know their own mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 27 March 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of Indifference’’.’

  Hui Neng

• Morning meditation — What’s worrying you now?

  By Buddhism Now on 26 March 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Everyone has a natural koan. What’s worrying you now? A seemingly intractable problem. Illness, old age, death?’

  Everyday Buddhism

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

  By Buddhism Now on 25 March 2026 • ( 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

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