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• Morning meditation — Atammayatā is not simply non-attachment.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Atammayatā is not simply non-attachment, nor is it a cold detachment from the joys and sorrows of life. It is deeper than that. It is the undoing of the compulsion to identify, to take ownership, to entangle oneself in the ceaseless whirl of becoming.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning Meditation — When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata).

  By Buddhism Now on 5 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata), there is no “person” who watches “things”. There are no “things” to be watched. There is no “watcher”. There is no “feeling of watching”. All of these have disappeared.’

  Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

• How to Lose Yourself (Book Review). Plus A Zen Reflection on Wuxin from The Treatise on No-Mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  I have included an extract from Bodhidharma’s work here, as it is less widely known.

• Morning meditation — When we cling to a fixed idea of self.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning Meditation — Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life — if that person’s religious spirit is not minutely ordered and careful, and if his thoughts are not kept pure — in what way is that different from life in a house?’

  Zen Master Hakuin

• Morning meditation — If one-mindedness is impeded.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If one-mindedness is impeded,
  All dharmas are misunderstood.
  Coming and going thus,
  Is there need for thorough investigation?’

  Niutou Farong

• Morning Meditation — Many people make a show of possessing.

  By Buddhism Now on 31 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Many people make a show of possessing the heart which is searching for the Way, as if that were a sort of ornament to exhibit. Yet it is hard to find anyone who has truly made up his or her mind to carry on the spirit of meditation.’

  Zen Master Hakuin

• Morning meditation — This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness that watches over and protects the mind.’

  Ajahn Chah

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