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• Morning meditation — After a good time, the rush of thoughts outward and inward.

  By Buddhism Now on 27 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘After a good time, the rush of thoughts outward and inward, subsides naturally, and the true face shows itself as the solution to the koan.’

  Trevor Leggett

• Morning meditation — Though all his life a fool.

  By Buddhism Now on 26 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Though all his life a fool associates with a wise person, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the soup.’

  The Dhammapada

• Morning meditation — Buddha is the teacher who uses no words.

  By Buddhism Now on 25 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Buddha is the teacher who uses no words.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Look at the image of Fudo, by Hakuin Zenji.

  By Buddhism Now on 24 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  The sword which he holds in his right hand shows that he cuts off all illusionary ideas

• Morning meditation — No Dukkha no awakening.

  By Buddhism Now on 24 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘No Dukkha no awakening.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teaching is not complicated.

  By Buddhism Now on 23 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Buddha’s teaching is not complicated, but it is radical. It asks us to turn away from the constant pursuit of pleasure, power, and identity, and to rest in the reality of the present. It asks us to trust in the simplicity of awareness?’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — When the mind is serene.

  By Buddhism Now on 22 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When the mind is serene, Sleep comes easily, No bad dreams occur, One wakes happily.’

  The Buddha

• Morning Meditation — The sage Jittoku said in one of his gathas.

  By Buddhism Now on 21 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The sage Jittoku said in one of his gathas: ‘If you wish to know what is meant by the “non- originated,” do not let any threads hang in your mind.’

  Zen Master Hakuin

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