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• Morning meditation — There is something urging you to look deeper.

  By Buddhism Now on 12 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘There is something urging you to look deeper, something which seeks to be known. Don’t you see it yet?’

  Harada Tangen Roshi

• Morning meditation — If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma.

  By Buddhism Now on 11 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma whether sitting at the root of a tree, lying down or in whatever posture. This is not something to merely think about. It arises from the pure mind.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — To begin with, just sit.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘To begin with, just sit. There’s no need to worry about doing it right or wrong. Let go of the idea that meditation is something to be perfected. What we are doing here is simple but profound: getting to know our own mind.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits.

  By Buddhism Now on 9 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits. We inherit these because of our past actions and thus they follow us around and constantly plague us. We struggle and search for a way out, but we’re bound by them and they pull us back.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — To live a life of Buddhist practice is to live the function of awakening.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 April 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘To live a life of Buddhist practice is to live the function of awakening. Every moment of awareness, every act of compassion, and every instance of letting go is an expression of the awakened mind.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• The Bodhisattva Cult and a Newly Rediscovered Masterpiece of Pala Buddhist Art.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Bodhisattva known variously as Lokanatha (Savior of the World), Lokeshvara (Lord of the World) or the overarching Avalokiteshvara.

• Morning meditation — Come to practise for liberation!

  By Buddhism Now on 7 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Come to practise for liberation! It isn’t easy to live in accordance with true wisdom, but whoever earnestly seeks the path and fruit and aspires to Nibbāna will be able to persevere and endure.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — To seek truth is not to entangle oneself in concepts or to cling to views.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 April 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In the heart of the Buddha’s teachings lies a profound caution: to seek truth is not to entangle oneself in concepts or to cling to views. Words, descriptions, and ideas — while useful as pointers — are ultimately inadequate to capture the depth of reality.’

  Everyday Buddhism

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