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• Morning meditation — It might be pure meditation or concentration.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘It might be pure meditation or concentration (shamatha), but without the ethical base, there will be no substance to it.’

  Geshe Tashi Tsering

• Morning meditation — If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it.

  By Buddhism Now on 5 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Manjushri: If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it. But I do not strive after enlightenment, because enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjushri, the Crown Prince.’

  Prajnaparamita

• In the heart of the Buddha’s teachings lies a profound caution.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The danger is that insights, once grasped, can easily harden into words.

• Morning meditation — The Cloud of Noble Jewels Sutra says.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Cloud of Noble Jewels Sutra says: bodhisattva is one who perseveres in all different types of actions without getting tired in body or mind. This is called the persistent perseverance of a bodhisattva.’

  Master Bojo

• Morning meditation — Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For ‘self’ and ‘Buddha’ are synonymous.’

  Prajnaparamita

• Morning meditation: Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it?

  By Buddhism Now on 2 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? We go though the gate and face ten thousand warriors.’

  Zen Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Just as the self does absolutely not exist.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 December 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Just as the self does absolutely not exist, and cannot be apprehended, so also the Buddha. As the self cannot be expressed by any dharma, so also the Buddha.’

  Prajnaparamita

• Morning meditation — Rather than identifying with every passing thought or feeling.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 November 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Rather than identifying with every passing thought or feeling, we can step back and witness them as transient phenomena. This practice brings a sense of inner freedom, as we no longer feel compelled to chase after each mental impression.’

  Everyday Buddhism

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