‘The brightness of awareness is not an intellectual understanding, but an experiential clarity — an ability to see things as they truly are, in the present moment, without the filters of desire, fear, or ignorance.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddha as Experience
Morning meditation — To be unaware is to suffer.
‘To be unaware is to suffer. Not knowing the nature of things, not seeing reality as it truly is (yathābhūta), binds us to a world of illusion.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Buddhist ritual’s are for overcoming pride and egotism.
‘Buddhist ritual’s are for overcoming pride and egotism. But clinging to ritual is a hindrance to awakening.’
Everyday Buddhism
![Daisies growing against a stone wall. Morning Meditation: However, if we view these [Buddhist] teachings solely as instructions, we may miss a deeper, more profound insight: these teachings are not just guides towards awakening; they are also expressions of awakening itself.](https://buddhismnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/img_9512-e1783109820968.jpeg?w=120&h=120&crop=1)
Morning meditation — Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality.
‘Buddha as an experience transcends mere personality; it invites us to embody his enlightened awareness, manifesting wisdom and compassion in our own lives.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — With awareness, we can see anger itself.
‘With awareness, we can see anger itself, feel its physical sensations, notice how it arises, stays for a while, and eventually fades.’
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Morning meditation: Delusion and awareness are not static forces; they are in constant motion.
‘Delusion and awareness are not static forces; they are in constant motion. In one moment, we may be lost in delusion, caught up in a story of self. In the next moment, awareness may arise, illuminating the truth and revealing the emptiness of that story.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Delusion might tell us that our anger is justified.
‘Delusion might tell us that our anger is justified, that the person or situation responsible for our anger must be corrected or changed for us to feel at ease.’
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Morning meditation — The practice of wisdom involves seeing beyond the surface of experience.
‘The practice of wisdom involves seeing beyond the surface of experience to the underlying truths that govern existence. When we cultivate wisdom, we see that all things are impermanent, that suffering arises from attachment, and that there is no fixed, independent self.’
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