‘When you turn within and drop off everything completely, realisation occurs.’ Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditation — When you turn within.
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Morning meditation — Enlightenment, as described in the Diamond Sutra.
‘Enlightenment, as described in the Diamond Sutra, is not a goal to be attained, nor a treasure to be claimed. It is the dropping away of delusion, the recognition of what has always been.’ Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The human mind thrives on notions of achievement.
‘The human mind thrives on notions of achievement. Whether in worldly or spiritual pursuits, we are conditioned to seek, strive, and accumulate. Yet, the Buddha’s teaching overturns this paradigm.’ Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — It’s astonishing how repetitive thoughts are.
‘It’s astonishing how repetitive thoughts are. Sit quietly, and you will start to see it — the same worries, cravings, resentments looping over and over. This is not a failure of meditation; it’s the mind revealing itself.’ Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — When faced with the forces of distraction and delusion.
‘When faced with the forces of distraction and delusion — personified in Buddhism as Mara — he didn’t try to push them away or conquer them. He simply said, ‘I know you, Mara.’ Recognition was enough to loosen their grip.’ Everyday Buddhism