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• The Dharma lies not in the techniques we use, but in the quality of our attention.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 August 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  At its heart, the Buddha’s teaching is profoundly simple, offering a clear path towards liberation.

• Morning meditation – There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 August 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘There is nothing to do but accept the present as-it-is.’

  Harada Sekkei Roshi

• Morning meditation — The phrase ‘‘non-duality’’ often carries dualistic overtones.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 August 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The phrase ‘‘non-duality’’ often carries dualistic overtones of its own. It can suggest a philosophical position in opposition to dualism—a sort of counter-stance that paradoxically reaffirms the very binary it seeks to overcome.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — As we engage with the Dharma.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 August 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘As we engage with the Dharma, we come to see that our practice is not merely a means to an end but the very manifestation of the awakening we seek.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning Meditation — To keep observing the nature of our thoughts generates a mind emptied of Dukkha.

  By Buddhism Now on 31 July 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘To keep observing the nature of our thoughts generates a mind emptied of Dukkha, and so, is the very best knowledge there is. Through it we gain familiarity with the realization or awareness of emptiness.’

  Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

• Morning Meditation — Only one familiar with the observation of mind can really understand Dhamma.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 July 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The most essential meaning of the word ‘study’ is of the unceasing, dedicated observation and investigation of whatever arises in the mind, be it pleasant or unpleasant. Only one familiar with the observation of mind can really understand Dhamma.’

  Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

• Morning meditation — We can notice visual change and sound.

  By Buddhism Now on 29 July 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘We establish loving-kindness with ourselves by not creating burdens out of what we have done in the past.’

  Ajahn Sumedho

• Morning meditation — As the mind becomes more refined through this practice.

  By Buddhism Now on 28 July 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  As the mind becomes more refined through this practice, the veil of ignorance lifts, and one begins to perceive the truth of the Unconditioned.

  Everyday Buddhism

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