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Morning meditation — Realise the Truth within.

‘Those who are able to realise the Truth within their own mind have sown the seed of Buddhahood. Hui Neng

Morning meditation — The ultimate source of unskilful actions.

‘Those who know the teaching of the ‘Sudden’ School and attach no importance to rituals, and whose mind functions always under right views, so that they are absolutely free from de...

Morning Meditation: Buddha is someone who finds freedom.

‘Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.’ Bodhidharma

Morning Meditation — How can the delusive thoughts of living beings be destroyed?

‘Q: How can the delusive thoughts of living beings be destroyed? A: In so far as one sees dilutive thoughts and their destruction, one will never leave the delusive thoughts.’ A Di...

Morning Meditaton — If you have genuine insight.

‘True understanding — if you have genuine insight, birth and death will not affect you, and you will be free to come and to go.’ Zen Master Rinzai

Spirituality Involves Bringing Mindfulness Into Daily Activities – Hinduism Insights

Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Insights from Hindu Tradition Mindfulness, the art of being fully present and aware of each moment, lies at the heart of many spiritual tr...

10 surprising similarities between Buddhism and Christianity

At first glance, they seem miles apart, yet when you slow down and really listen, Christianity and Buddhism start sounding like two friends giving surprisingly similar advice. For...

Morning meditation — Full of firewood, full of water.

‘I hear it spoken, my mind does not arise — This is gossip. It stops at me.’ Chan Master Fenyang

When the Brain Suddenly Sees

In an exploration of the intersection of science and contemplative wisdom, Dr. Richard J. Davidson relates how extraordinary brain activity occurred while conducting an EEG on Tibe...

Landing on One’s Feet in the Void

Bhikkhu Bodhi on what we can learn from historical tales of rapid enlightenment The post Landing on One’s Feet in the Void appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Morning Meditation — The True Self which is seeing has been seen into.

'In one instant, as it is, is an infinite number of kalpas. An infinite number of kalpas are at the same time this one instant. If you see into this fact, The True Self which is...

Morning Meditation — The goodness of Vimalakirti enters the gate.

'The motto for becoming genuine: nothing is gained by speaking. The goodness of Vimalakirti enters the gate of nonduality.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

Morning meditation — Wherever the eye falls, Thusness.

‘Wherever the eye falls, Thusness.’ Chan Master Sengcan

The Dharma of the Nervous System

The Buddha’s teachings and modern trauma healing find common ground in embodied awareness. The post The Dharma of the Nervous System appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review...

Morning meditation — Whatever is impermanent is suffering.

‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’ Chan Master Fenyang

Learn To Discern Between Positive And Negative Thoughts – A Hinduism Insight

Hindu philosophy offers profound guidance on the nature of the mind, the interplay of thoughts, and the transformative power of discerning between what is uplifting and what is det...

Morning Meditation — Beware of random judgements.

‘Beware of random judgements. I say it clearly as it is — to understand or not to understand, both are mistaken.’ Zen Master Rinzai

Morning meditation — None may consider himself the same a moment after.

‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’ Chan Master Fenyang

Morning meditation — You should know by yourself what is holy and what is ordinary.

‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’ Chan Master Fenyang

Dreams and Voices

The abbot of Wat Metta presents a timeless teaching on interpreting visions along the Buddhist path. The post Dreams and Voices appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Just This: Discovering Your Buddha Nature

The Buddha Was a Revolutionary

Psychedelic Sangha founder Chris Kelley on approaching art as a mahasidda and the useful fictions of mind-altering substances The post The Buddha Was a Revolutionary appeared first...

Book Freak #214: Thoughts Without a Thinker

Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

Learning from the Precepts

A Theravada monk and the abbot of Wat Metta on using Buddhism’s foundational moral guidelines as training rules to better know the mind The post Learning from the Precepts appeared...