‘It might be pure meditation or concentration (shamatha), but without the ethical base, there will be no substance to it.’ Geshe Tashi Tsering
Morning meditation — It might be pure meditation or concentration.
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Morning meditation — If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it.
‘Manjushri: If I had set out for enlightenment, then I would wish to fully know it. But I do not strive after enlightenment, because enlightenment is just the same thing as this Manjushri, the Crown Prince.’ Prajnaparamita
In the heart of the Buddha’s teachings lies a profound caution.
The danger is that insights, once grasped, can easily harden into words.
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