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  1. RT @teerawutsiwaipr: @Buddhism_Now 4pm in Thailand
  2. Timeless Twitter. Thanks @DarleneTocmo it's 8:36pm in New Zealand :-)
  3. Short blog post on 'Mindfulness and Wisdom' by Ajahn Sumedho ow.ly/bam8c
  4. Buddhist meditation: Truth is timeless, therefore true practice cannot be practised. Seongcheol
  5. Timeless Twittter In Los Angeles it's 12:44am Rio de Janeiro its 4:44am UK its 8:44am Kuala Lumpur its 3:44pm & in Sydney its 5:44pm
  6. Very early morning meditation: Because selfishness is not natural, we suffer. Zen Graffiti for @wunderbratsche + late birds in N&S America
  7. Morning meditation: Because selfishness is not natural, we suffer. Zen Graffiti
  8. Morning meditation: How long have you been looking for a guru? What will your excuse be when you find one? Zen Graffiti
  9. Reality and me are one. The trouble is that's one to many. Zen Graffiti — For your students @lodrorigdzin & @karmakees
  10. Easy to follow guide to walking meditation on our blog bit.ly/WalkMed with PDF download.
  11. We might think walking meditation is to give us a break from sitting. Main purpose is to link mindfulness to everyday life.
  12. No matter how much one seeks 1 will never realise it! When everything is inactive, then bright stillness will manifest by itself. Shen Hui
  13. What is Metta? Sometimes an obstacle may rise up beyond which you cannot seem to go. ow.ly/b8WeV
  14. Morning meditation: In Buddhist meditation sit like a mountain, settled, steady, undisturbed.
  15. Thanks and Metta to everyone.
  16. Have you read 'The Burdened Heart', by Ajahn Brahmamuni yet? You can see it here ow.ly/b8fCR Translated by Ajahn Sumedho
  17. Buddhist way of life. Although times change, the Buddha-mind is unaffected. Son master Chinul
  18. Buddhist practice: Faith in Buddha is not faith in a person, it's faith in the awakened Buddha mind.
  19. Knowing the world as the world means that you are fully aware of the existential reality of being a human being. Ajahn Sumedho
  20. Morning meditation: All subjection to others is painful. All independence is bliss. Buddha — Udana