‘Another integration that deepens through Buddhist practice is the relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddha as Person
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: 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 — The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’.
‘The Buddha points beyond ‘‘is’’ and ‘‘is not’’, beyond ‘‘eternal” and ‘‘annihilated”, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’
Everyday Buddhism
The Dharma lies not in the techniques we use, but in the quality of our attention.
At its heart, the Buddha’s teaching is profoundly simple, offering a clear path towards liberation.
Awareness and Wisdom (Sati-paññā): Seeing Clearly Through Mindfulness
Wisdom, in the Buddhist tradition, refers to the deep understanding of the nature of reality, particularly the realisation of impermanence, not-self, and suffering.
Morning meditation — The past, shaped by memory, is gone.
‘The past, shaped by memory, is gone. The future, formed by imagination, is not yet here. Even the present, when clung to, becomes a fleeting object of attachment.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddhism now 