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• Morning meditation — Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life, decide, with complete certainty, that the wisdom of your own awareness is dharmakāya, and sustaining the ongoing experience of its self-radiance, the meditation which is naturally clear’

  Longchenpa

• Morning meditation — Don’t make decisions.

  By Buddhism Now on 9 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of your desires.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — There’s no ‘truth’ corresponding to the word truth.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 June 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘There’s no ‘truth’ corresponding to the word truth.’

  Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way

• Morning meditation — Among all living things mountains and rivers, grasses and trees.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Among all living things mountains and rivers, grasses and trees, even the sounds of blowing winds and rising waves — there is nothing that is not the nembutsu.’

  Ippen

• Morning meditation — The difficulty starts with interpretations.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The difficulty starts with interpretations of Amida’s power. Some believe you have to repeatedly say the nembutsu; others believe you only have to say it once.
  Ippen said you only have to say it once, but with a pure heart!’

  Ippen

• Morning meditation — Aren’t we living in awareness.

  By Buddhism Now on 5 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Aren’t we living in awareness day and night?’

  Avalokiteshvara

• Morning meditation — If we study theory.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If we study theory, our practice won’t develop at all.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — I appear in the midst of the activities of all sentient beings.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 June 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘I appear in the midst of the activities of all sentient beings without leaving the presence of all the Buddhas.’

  Avalokiteshvara

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