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Daily Buddhist wisdom.
Find mindfulness.
Embrace peace.
Find mindfulness.
Embrace peace.
Close your eyes and you will see clearly.
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
February 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Close your eyes and you will see clearly.
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Cease to listen and you will hear the truth.
Be silent and your heart will sing.
Seek no contact and you will find union.
Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit.
🪷 🪷 🪷
-Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
#buddhism #zen #meditation
Silence is not empty; it is full of answers. When the mind settles, wisdom arises. When the water of the mind settles, we can see things clearly.
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
January 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Silence is not empty; it is full of answers. When the mind settles, wisdom arises. When the water of the mind settles, we can see things clearly.
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
What truth do you hear in the quiet?
The morning sun rises without hesitation, offering a fresh start to us all.
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
January 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The morning sun rises without hesitation, offering a fresh start to us all.
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Breathe deeply, smile gently, and step forward into the new day with compassion and equanimity.
#buddhism #zen #morningmotivation #namaste
Even after Awakening, the dishes still need washing, the laundry needs doing, and the cat still needs to be fed.
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Even after Awakening, the dishes still need washing, the laundry needs doing, and the cat still needs to be fed.
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
Liberation is not an escape from life. Liberation is meeting each moment fully, with clarity and ease.
#zen #buddhism #nirvanna #nibanna #liberation
The lotus blooms in muddy water, untouched by its surroundings.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
January 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The lotus blooms in muddy water, untouched by its surroundings.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Similarly, we can rise above challenges, staying grounded in our true nature, no matter the chaos that may surround us.
Buddhist cosmology sees the universe as cyclical, with three realms shaped by karma: the Desire Realm (sensory craving), the Form Realm (refined mental states), and the Formless Realm (pure mental states).
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
January 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Buddhist cosmology sees the universe as cyclical, with three realms shaped by karma: the Desire Realm (sensory craving), the Form Realm (refined mental states), and the Formless Realm (pure mental states).
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
This highlights impermanence and the path to liberation from samsara through enlightenment.
When we eat, we must mindfully: savoring each bite, appreciating the effort behind the meal, and recognizing its purpose to nourish the body and support our journey.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
January 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When we eat, we must mindfully: savoring each bite, appreciating the effort behind the meal, and recognizing its purpose to nourish the body and support our journey.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
Simplicity and gratitude are key.
Our past lives are like chapters in a book we have been writing across time.
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
January 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our past lives are like chapters in a book we have been writing across time.
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
Each chapter shapes the next, but the story is always evolving. What you write today defines the future pages. #Mindfulness #Karma
When your heart aches with worry for your child, let your love guide you, not your fear.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
January 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
When your heart aches with worry for your child, let your love guide you, not your fear.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
In each moment, your presence is the greatest comfort you can offer—steady, warm, and full of hope.
Nagarjuna teaches us: "Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
January 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nagarjuna teaches us: "Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the absence of inherent existence.
"The mind is like a mirror; it reflects everything but is attached to nothing. Let no dust cling to it." -Huineng
January 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The mind is like a mirror; it reflects everything but is attached to nothing. Let no dust cling to it." -Huineng
A monk, chased by a fierce tiger, arrives upon a cliff, he clings to a vine as he tries to flee. Another tiger waits below, and mice gnaw at the vine. He spots a strawberry and eats it. "How sweet it tastes," he says.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A monk, chased by a fierce tiger, arrives upon a cliff, he clings to a vine as he tries to flee. Another tiger waits below, and mice gnaw at the vine. He spots a strawberry and eats it. "How sweet it tastes," he says.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
The only thing is present moment, no matter how hard we cling to our vines.
January 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Angulimala, a ruthless bandit, chased the Buddha, but couldn’t catch him. The Buddha said, “I’ve stopped harming others—when will you?”
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
December 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Angulimala, a ruthless bandit, chased the Buddha, but couldn’t catch him. The Buddha said, “I’ve stopped harming others—when will you?”
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Struck by compassion, Angulimala renounced violence, became a monk, and found enlightenment.
No one is beyond redemption.
Anicca: Everything is impermanent—emotions, possessions, even ourselves.
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
December 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Anicca: Everything is impermanent—emotions, possessions, even ourselves.
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
Clinging to permanence brings suffering. Notice what you’re holding onto today and soften your grip.
Peace is found by letting go.
#Buddhism #mindfulness #grief
A student begged the monk Bodhidharma, "Master, pacify my mind."
Bodhidharma replied,"Bring me your mind, and I will pacify it."
The student searched in vain,"I cannot find it."
Bodhidharma answered,"There, I've pacified it."
Peace arises as the illusion of a fixed mind fades
#buddhism #zen
Bodhidharma replied,"Bring me your mind, and I will pacify it."
The student searched in vain,"I cannot find it."
Bodhidharma answered,"There, I've pacified it."
Peace arises as the illusion of a fixed mind fades
#buddhism #zen
December 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Understanding śūnyatā helps us let go of rigid attachments and labels. We often cling to the idea that things are solid and unchanging—like our sense of self, our relationships, and our possessions.
Realizing that these are all subject to impermanence and yet are interconnected reduces suffering.
Realizing that these are all subject to impermanence and yet are interconnected reduces suffering.
December 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Understanding śūnyatā helps us let go of rigid attachments and labels. We often cling to the idea that things are solid and unchanging—like our sense of self, our relationships, and our possessions.
Realizing that these are all subject to impermanence and yet are interconnected reduces suffering.
Realizing that these are all subject to impermanence and yet are interconnected reduces suffering.
Upekkha in the face of challenges, metta in your heart, and viriya in your actions—live the Dhamma today.
Progress isn’t linear, but the path is always there.
#MorningMotivation #Buddhism #reset
Progress isn’t linear, but the path is always there.
#MorningMotivation #Buddhism #reset
December 11, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Upekkha in the face of challenges, metta in your heart, and viriya in your actions—live the Dhamma today.
Progress isn’t linear, but the path is always there.
#MorningMotivation #Buddhism #reset
Progress isn’t linear, but the path is always there.
#MorningMotivation #Buddhism #reset
In the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra), it is said that all beings possess the potential for enlightenment.
All beings may follow the 'One Vehicle' (Ekayana) which unifies all paths, leading toward Buddhahood.
Liberation is universal.
All beings may follow the 'One Vehicle' (Ekayana) which unifies all paths, leading toward Buddhahood.
Liberation is universal.
December 9, 2024 at 3:45 PM
In the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra), it is said that all beings possess the potential for enlightenment.
All beings may follow the 'One Vehicle' (Ekayana) which unifies all paths, leading toward Buddhahood.
Liberation is universal.
All beings may follow the 'One Vehicle' (Ekayana) which unifies all paths, leading toward Buddhahood.
Liberation is universal.
I take refuge in the Sangha
December 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I take refuge in the Sangha
"All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill"
-Dhammapada Chapter 10 Verse 129
-Dhammapada Chapter 10 Verse 129
December 7, 2024 at 2:56 PM
"All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill"
-Dhammapada Chapter 10 Verse 129
-Dhammapada Chapter 10 Verse 129
"Sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta"
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be happy.
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 PM
"Sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta"
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be happy.
The teaching of Dependent Origination (Paṭicca-Samuppāda) reveals how all phenomena arise from causes and condition. Nothing arises on its own. The cycle of samsāra flows through interdependence.
Ignorance and craving fuel the cycle, while wisdom can break it, leading to liberation.
Ignorance and craving fuel the cycle, while wisdom can break it, leading to liberation.
December 6, 2024 at 1:57 PM
The teaching of Dependent Origination (Paṭicca-Samuppāda) reveals how all phenomena arise from causes and condition. Nothing arises on its own. The cycle of samsāra flows through interdependence.
Ignorance and craving fuel the cycle, while wisdom can break it, leading to liberation.
Ignorance and craving fuel the cycle, while wisdom can break it, leading to liberation.