‘Where neither water nor yet earth Nor fire nor air gain a foothold, There gleam no stars, no sun sheds light, There shines no moon, yet there no darkness reigns.’
Bahiya Sutta
Buddha
Morning meditation — And what, monks, is ageing?
‘And what, monks, is ageing? In whatever beings of whatever group of beings, there is ageing, decrepitude, broken teeth, grey hair, wrinkled skin, shrinking with age, decay of the sense-faculties—that, monks, is called ageing.’
The Buddha
Morning Meditation — Those who are following the Way.
‘Those who are following the Way should behave like a log drifting along a stream. If the log is neither held by the banks, nor seized by men, nor obstructed by the gods, nor kept in the whirlpool, I assure you that this log will reach the ocean.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning Meditation — Those who follow the Way are like warriors.
‘Those who follow the Way are like warriors who fight single-handed with a multitude of foes.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning Meditation — Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory.
‘The Buddha’s path is one that must be lived. As we live it, our practice becomes the vessel that carries us forward, and with each moment of awareness, we touch upon the truth the Buddha himself encountered under the Bodhi tree.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning Meditation — Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame.
‘Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labours are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning Meditation — Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence.
‘Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence. Look around the world and it too reveals impermanence. Yet when you attain spiritual enlightenment, true wisdom arises. That wisdom swiftly guides you to the Way.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Morning Meditation — It’s hard to attain the state where nothing is practised.
‘It’s hard to attain the state where nothing is practised and nothing manifested.’
Buddha
Sutra in 42 Sections
Buddhism now 