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• Morning meditation — It reminds us that the true depth of wisdom cannot be captured in words.

  By Buddhism Now on 17 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In the end, the Buddha’s reluctance to speak of his own awakening is a teaching in itself. It reminds us that the true depth of wisdom cannot be captured in words, that the experiences we have along the path are less important than the process that brings them about.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Do not be like those sophists who have studied rhetoric and judge a person’s wisdom only by his eloquence.

  By Buddhism Now on 16 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Do not be like those sophists who have studied rhetoric and judge a person’s wisdom only by his eloquence. As it is said, “A snake drinks water and produces poison; a cow drinks water and produces milk.” If you train wisely, bodhi is produced; if you train.’

  Master Bojo

• Morning meditation — May those caught in the fire of time.

  By Buddhism Now on 15 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘May those caught in the fire of time realise the coolness of awakening.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — May those caught in the guru business.

  By Buddhism Now on 14 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘May those caught in the guru business realise that everyone has the Buddha Nature.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — If you are willing to do whatever it takes to find your way out of suffering.

  By Buddhism Now on 13 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If you are willing to do whatever it takes to find your way out of suffering — and it means confronting the roots of resistance and craving right here, right now — you can reach complete success.’

  Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

• Morning Meditation — The problem is the relationship between the mind and its objects.

  By Buddhism Now on 12 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The problem is the relationship between the mind and its objects, between the senses and their objects. And this relationship is charged with attachment, aversion and ignorance.’

  Corrado Pensa

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

  By Buddhism Now on 11 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

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

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — You take something that no longer exists and put it into your mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘You take something that no longer exists and put it into your mind and compare it with what comes up. If you have a shadow of something, can you hold onto that shadow? All of your perceptions, as they arise like shadows, have nothing for you to hold on to.’

  Gien Inour Roshi

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