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• 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

• Morning meditation — We establish loving-kindness.

  By Buddhism Now on 20 February 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘We establish loving-kindness with ourselves by not creating burdens out of what we have done in the past.’

  Ajahn Sumedho

• Morning meditation — Bodhi has always existed.

  By Buddhism Now on 19 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Bodhi has always existed;
  No need to preserve it.
  Vexation has never existed,
  No need to eliminate it.’

  Niutou Farong

• Morning meditation — Past, future, and present Buddhas.

  By Buddhism Now on 18 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Past, future, and present Buddhas — All are the same. They reveal the wisdom of the path, Never having seen defilement.’

  Avaivartikacakra sūtra

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