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• Morning meditation — People sit beneath the Bodhi tree.

  By Buddhism Now on 13 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘People sit beneath the Bodhi tree. But this doesn’t mean they have any profound understanding.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves.

  By Buddhism Now on 12 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves is far more useful than seeing a 1,000 in someone else. We can correct our own.’

  Dalai Lama

• Morning meditation — We know that not to crave anything is indeed the way to the Truth.

  By Buddhism Now on 11 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘We know that not to crave anything is indeed the way to the Truth.’

  Bodhidharma

• Morning meditation — The perfection of giving is boundless.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The perfection of giving is boundless, And the same is true for pure precepts. The perfection of patience is boundless, Thus is the Buddha’s path revealed.’

  Avaivartikacakra sūtra

• Morning meditation — In contrast to consciousness, awareness is not tied.

  By Buddhism Now on 9 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In contrast to consciousness, awareness (sati) is not tied to any particular object or experience. It is not something that arises and passes away with each moment of cognition. Rather, it is the underlying capacity of the mind to know and to observe.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Through cultivating wisdom, we transcend the limitations of the conceptual mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Through cultivating wisdom, we transcend the limitations of the conceptual mind and glimpse the true nature of reality. We realise that, in emptiness, there is no separation between self and other, or between wisdom and compassion.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — In Buddhist practice, we are often encouraged.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In Buddhist practice, we are often encouraged not only to explore the mechanics of consciousness but also to investigate the role of awareness as the function through which wisdom and compassion arise. This investigation is at the heart of the path to bodhi—awakening.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Awakening dissolves the idea.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Followers of the way, awakening dissolves the idea of both self and not self.’

  Zen Graffiti

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