‘Those who cover the Buddha with concepts, will never reach Buddhahood.’ Everyday Buddhist
Morning meditation: Those who cover the Buddha with concepts.
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Morning meditation — The Buddha did not teach anything inaccessible.
‘The Buddha did not teach anything inaccessible.’ Ayya Khema
Morning meditation — In the seen, only the seen.
‘In the seen, only the seen. In the heard, only the heard. In the sensed, only the sensed. In the cognised, only the cognised. Then, Bāhiya, there will be no ‘’you” in connection with that.’ The Buddha
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Morning meditation — Dukkha is the pain of not realising our true nature.
‘Dukkha is the pain of not realising our true nature.’ Zen Graffiti
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