Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teaching draws us back to a fundamental truth. https://wp.me/pFy3u-byO

Buddhist read: To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment, always seeking fulfilment in things that cannot provide lasting satisfaction. Dukkha is often misunderstood. wp.me/pFy3u-bx4.

Buddhist practice: This is a big book, and it contains so much of interest for all Buddhists, not just Buddhist geeks like me. ‘Disciplinary and Other Rituals in Dunhuang Buddhism’. wp.me/pFy3u-9IT.

Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence. Look around the world and it too reveals impermanence. Yet when you attain spiritual enlightenment, true wisdom arises. That wisdom swiftly guides you to the Way. Buddha Night night everyone.

Followers of the way: In the classical Zen of China a monk, called by the Japanese Kyogen...11 years on as he swept the courtyard, the stroke of his broom sent a stone skidding across the ground to strike the bamboo fence. CLACK! by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-11h.

The Buddha’s path is one that must be lived. As we live it, our practice becomes the vessel that carries us forward, and with each moment of awareness, we touch upon the truth the Buddha himself encountered under the Bodhi tree. tinyurl.com/BPGUSBPBE ISBN 9780946672028

Buddhist insights: Foundations of Buddhism: 'Like a handful of fallen leaves', by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu wp.me/pFy3u-2PY The Buddha refused to have any dealing with those things which don’t lead to the extinction of Dukkha.

Morning meditation — In the field of the mind. https://wp.me/pFy3u-byz

Buddhist read: Fudo uses his sword to cut through ignorance, his lasso to reign in those who would block the path to enlightenment wp.me/pFy3u-2Pa.

Buddhist practice: How often do we sacrifice our freedom and happiness for comfort and security? wp.me/pFy3u-3i0 'Regular Everything' by John Aske

It's hard to attain the state where nothing is practised and nothing manifested. Buddha, Sutra in 42 Sections Goodnight everyone look after yourself.

Followers of the way: Others’ words can’t measure your practice, by Ajahn Chah When people meet the Dhamma, they realise it specifically within themselves. wp.me/pFy3u-6em.

Buddhist insights: There are about 40,000 Chinese characters in the total Chinese language. 'Fool the Devil', a story by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-Ru.

Buddhist read: To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment, always seeking fulfilment in things that cannot provide lasting satisfaction. Dukkha is often misunderstood. wp.me/pFy3u-bx4.

Morning Meditation — Patch-robed monks roam the world. https://wp.me/pFy3u-byu

Buddhist practice: Souls of Zen, documentary based on sustained attention to everyday lives of Buddhist professionals in a disaster zone wp.me/pFy3u-1Zz.

When minding about the future ceases of itself, it can be said that there is no future. Whatever is past is past, so do not sit in judgement upon it. Hui Hai Goodnight everyone.

Buddhist insights: Buddhist book. Download PDF copy of 'It's Like This', by Ajahn Chah wp.me/pFy3u-1VZ.

Buddhist insights: The Life and Work of Auleshi: Sherpa Buddhist Art and Adept. wp.me/pFy3u-94V.

Morning meditation — Even when living in the common world. https://wp.me/pFy3u-bye

Buddhist read: Desire can be compared to fire. If we grasp fire, does it lead to happiness? Let Go of Fire, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-ok.

Buddhist practice: The Eighteen Great Enlightenments of Wonderful Joy, by Zen Master Hakuin.
Everybody — Wake up! wp.me/pFy3u-6iq.

It is the courage to let go of the familiar, to step into the unknown, and to trust in awareness and wisdom, even when the path ahead is unclear. Goodnight everyone sleep tight.

If you have an interest in Zen, some posts on Koan practice buddhismnow.com/tag/koan-pra... Now's the time to rouse the spirit of inquiry.

Everyday Buddhist: I clean my inkstone not just to paint, but to reveal the images in my mind. wp.me/pFy3u-4KI #Art

Followers of the way: Lots of people like you have downloaded this easy-to-follow guide to Buddhist walking meditation wp.me/pFy3u-q3.

Tired of concepts about awakening that stay on the page? This book turns Buddha from distant teacher into living experience—less theory, more transformation in daily life. One insight alone dissolved years of subtle agitation. Get yours here www.amazon.com/Buddha-Perso...

Buddhist insights: Buddhist book. Download PDF copy of 'It's Like This', by Ajahn Chah wp.me/pFy3u-1VZ Buddhist eBook

Buddhist read: ‘You Are Not A Permanent Person’, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1u3 How do we liberate the mind from conditioning?

One for Tree lovers: The pine symbolises (among other things) friendship and constancy during difficult times. wp.me/pFy3u-1OD.

People think that the gift of the gab and being smart, are signs of wisdom, by Hakuin Zenji. wp.me/pFy3u-9un.

The path of awakening requires courage — not the courage of grand gestures, but the quiet, steady courage to see ourselves clearly, to face our own delusions and fears without turning away. Goodnight everyone take care of yourself.

Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self. wp.me/pFy3u-1dhWho are you? By Beopjeong

Lots of thanks for all of your wonderful support this week. 🙏🙏🙏

Buddhist practice: A lot of people look quite fine by themselves. But everyone starts to look rather shabby when standing under a large, healthy tree. In comparison, trees are absolutely magnificent. Standing Under a Tree, by Beopjeong Sunim wp.me/pFy3u-1Uv.

Buddhist insights: Everyday Buddhist: Snakes, Ladders, and Utopia, by Diana St Ruth wp.me/pFy3u-3do.

Morning meditation — Delusion operates under the radar, making it difficult to detect. https://wp.me/pFy3u-bxN

Buddhist read: What they acquire is not skill in these things but a vigorous spiritual vitality. 'Balance'. Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-1QX.

Buddhist practice: Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveler along the way. 'Who is the Laughing Buddha?' wp.me/pFy3u-4AB.

Linnaeus Tripe #Tripe

Buddha is the quality of awareness that notices without judgement, the compassion that arises naturally when we let go of our self-centred views, the wisdom that knows the impermanence and interdependence of all things. Goodnight everyone look after yourself.

Followers of the way: 'Shakyamuni Descending from the Mountain' 15th century, Japan. © Metropolitan Museum of Art. Zen wp.me/pFy3u-301.

Buddhist insights: All of your perceptions, as they arise like shadows, have nothing for you to hold on to. 
All things come together without our knowledge. Gien Inour Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-6Ab.

To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment, always seeking fulfilment in things that cannot provide lasting satisfaction. Dukkha is often misunderstood. https://wp.me/pFy3u-bx4

Looking for some Buddhism? We have the means of letting the world go without ignoring it. 'Two Worlds make One' by Diana St Ruth wp.me/pFy3u-1xA.

Morning meditation — May all beings awake from the gloom of delusion. https://wp.me/pFy3u-bxj

Buddhist read: The Dharma lies not in the techniques we use, but in the quality of our attention. wp.me/pFy3u-avv.

Buddhist practice: I would like each of you to investigate and thoroughly study the Self 'Great Peace of Mind', Harada Sekkei Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-1JL.

Buddhist practice: Photographs of India and Burma, 1852-1860 by Captain Linnaeus Tripe wp.me/pFy3u-2WU From an exhibition at the V&A London.

When freed from selfishness our mind is the mind of Buddha — delusion is transformed into the four wisdoms of Buddha. Night nght