‘We see the insights we encounter not as ends in themselves but as part of a greater awakening — a path that leads to the unfolding of compassion, wisdom, and liberation.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddha as Experience
Morning meditation — Patience, one of the six perfections.
‘Patience, one of the six perfections, is the practice of enduring difficulties without anger or frustration. It is the capacity to remain calm and composed in the face of adversity, knowing that all experiences, whether pleasant or unpleasant, are fleeting.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — What is required is a willingness to look deeply.
‘What is required is a willingness to look deeply, to bring mindful awareness to the moment, and to allow the simple truth of the Dharma to unfold naturally.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).
‘Another integration that deepens through Buddhist practice is the relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.
‘Ordinarily, when we give, we are aware of ourselves as the giver, of the object as the gift, and of the person receiving it. These distinctions create a sense of separation between the three elements. But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.
‘Ordinarily, when we give, we are aware of ourselves as the giver, of the object as the gift, and of the person receiving it. These distinctions create a sense of separation between the three elements. But in true giving, these distinctions fall away.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — I offered you gold.
‘I offered you gold; it’s not my fault you preferred a pebble.’
(The leprechaun in the film
The Luck of the Irish.).
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — Nirvana is delight!
‘All processes are impermanent,
Which are the dharma of birth and death.
Having ended birth and death,
Nirvana is delight!’
Sutra of Maitreya
Buddhism now 