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Words Of Wisdom {Page Twenty Nine}
If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you will be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life. ~Abraham Maslow~
Wherever and whenever The mind is found Attached to anything, Make haste to detach Yourself from it. When you tarry for Any length of time It will turn again into Your old home town. ~Daito Kokushi~
A meditative man has insight. He can see how he himself created his problems. And then, naturally he stops creating them. ~Osho~
Confidence is best found among the truly humble. Moses was the most humble of all men. Yet he had the confidence to stand before the mightiest dictator on earth and assert his demands. He had the confidence to stand before G-d and listen without losing his composure. He had the confidence even to argue with G-d, when necessary. Yet he considered himself to be nothing. The confidence of Moses was not confidence in his own self. He had no self. He was but an agent of Above. Above there is infinite power. Self-confidence is limited, at best. But if you trust in the One who has sent you to be here and do what you need to do --that confidence knows no bounds.
~Tzvi Freeman~
Man is G-d's needle to sew the many patches of Creation into a single garment for His glory. At one end, the needle must be hard and sharp, to squeeze through the ordeal. But the other end must have a vacant hollow, a nothingness with which to hold the thread. With the world, be firm and sharp. Within, feel how small you are before the Infinite. ~Tzvi Freeman~
Rules for Zazen
Practicing Zen is zazen. For zazen, a quiet place is suitable. Lay out a thick mat. Do not let in drafts or smoke, rain, or dew. Protect and maintain the place where you settle your body. There are examples from the past of sitting on a diamond seat and sitting on a flat stone covered with at thick layer of grass. Day or night the place of sitting should not be dark; it should be kept warm in winter and cool in summer. ~Dogen~
People think that if they are not well, they must sacrifice all meaning in their life in order to take care of their physical situation. In fact, the opposite is true: You cannot separate the healing of the body from the healing of the soul. As you treat the body, you must also increase in nourishing the soul. Doctors know this very well, but they should make better use of the fact.
~Tzvi Freeman~
The substance of a sage Is nameless and cannot be spoken of; The empty door of truth as it really is Cannot be tarried in. ~Pai-chang~
Becoming a buddha is easy But ending illusions is hard So many frosted moonlit nights I've sat and felt the cold before dawn. ~Shih-wu~
To serve G-d you need a healthy body as well as a healthy soul. How can you meditate, pray or study properly when the body's wellness is neglected? Taking care of your body so that the soul can flourish is a divine service.
~Tzvi Freeman~
The challenge is to keep the Cosmic Mind engaged. He needs to see things that interest Him happening down here. Just an everyday world going about its everyday stuff gets dull after a while. On the other hand, angels singing His praises all day can also get rather tedious. But an earthly being doing a G-dly act -- now that's something to wake up about. ~Tzvi Freeman~
Whatever you are doing, twenty-four hours a day, in all your various activities, there is something that transcends the Buddhas and Zen Masters; but as soon as you want to understand it, it's not there. It's not really there; as soon as you try to gather your attention on it, you have already turned away from it. That is why I say you see but cannot do anything about it. ~Foyan~
Better than a hundred years lived in ignorance, without contemplation, is one single day of life lived in wisdom and in deep contemplation. ~The Dhammapada~
Every intentional act is a Magical Act. ~Aleister Crowley~
Today is the absolute day, the only day in the eternity of time. Everyday is fresh and new just as one's life is new everyday. ~Shoba~
The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself, because the self is the product and a part of the total process of human existence. To transform oneself, self-knowledge is essential, without knowing yourself there cannot be transformation.
~J. Krishnamurti~
If people with a potential for enlightenment are willing to see in this way, they must investigate most deeply and examine most closely; all of a sudden they will gain mastery of it and have no further doubt. The reason you do not understand is just because you are taken away by random thoughts twenty-four hours a day. Since you want to learn business, you fall in love with things you see and fondly pursue things you read; over time, you get continuously involved. How can you manage to work on enlightenment then? ~Foyan~
There is a Power and a Presence within me. It is all knowing, all caring, all loving, all powerful. It is the completeness of the Universe, individualized as me. It is who I am, It is what I am. It is God as me now.
~Betty A. Iams~
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.� When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans provided.�~Confucius~
Pick up a flower in a field and you may disturb a star in the sky. All is interconnected. Nothing is separate. Everything has its place, its function. Nothing is here for nothing. Everything is here for everything. Take care. ~Tishan~
Even if you can't see them, even if you can't feel them, the seeds of promise are planted. Pull yourself up. Stand yourself tall. Water them with faith and watch them grow! ~Terri McPherson~
Birth and death don't affect you; You are free to go or stay. You needn't seek wonders, For wonders come of themselves. ~Linji~
Do not speak lies nor incite others to do so. Completely avoid falsehood. ~Dao Zu~
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~
All the holy ones have turned within and sought the self, and by this went beyond all doubt. To turn within means all the 24 hours and in every situation, to pierce one by one through the layers covering the self, deeper and deeper, to a place that cannot be described. It is when thinking comes to an end and making distinctions ceases, when wrong views and ideas disappear of themselves without having to be driven forth, when without being sought the true action and the true impulse appear of themselves. It is when one can know the truth of the heart. ~Daikaku~
If we are to have magical bodies, we must have magical minds. ~Wayne Dyer~
To be resolute in the Way means from the beginning never to lose sight of it, whether in a place of calm or in a place of strife; to not cling to quiet places nor shun places where there is disturbance. ~Daikaku~
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place. ~Mark Twain~
All the objects of the senses Interact and yet do not. Interacting brings involvement. Otherwise, each keeps its place. Eye and sights, ear and sounds, Nose and smells, tongue and tastes; Thus with each and every thing, Depending on these roots, The leaves spread forth. ~Shitou Xiqian~
Arouse your will, supreme and great, Practice love, give joy and protection; Let your giving be like space, Without discrimination or limitation. Do good things, not for your own sake But for all the beings in the universe; Save and make free everyone you encounter, Help them attain the wisdom of the way. ~Prajnaparamita~
In order to create peace you cannot think peace you must be peace. ~Beth Johnson~
Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself. It is not far, it is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know. ~Walt Whitman~
Dont think too much about tomorrow Otherwise you will not live today fully as you could. ~Bashir~
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the law of the universe will be simpler. ~H.D. Thoreau~
The ancients had a lot of complications to help you, Such as Xuefeng's saying, "The whole earth is you," Jiashan's saying, "Pick out the teacher in the hundred grasses; recognize the emperor in a bustling market place." Take these up and think about them over and over again; Eventually, over time, you will naturally find a way to penetrate. No one can substitute for you in this task; It rests with each individual, without exception." ~Yunmen~
When a man undertakes to create something, he establishes a new heaven, as it were, and from it the work that he desires to create flows into him... For such is the immensity of man that he is greater than heaven and earth. ~Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus~
What I teach people just Requires you not to take On the confusion of others. Act when necessary, Without further hesitation or doubt.When students today do not attain this, Wherein lies their sickness? The sickness is in not Trusting yourself. If your inner trust is insufficient, Then you will frantically go along With changes in situations, And will be influenced andAffected by myriad objects, Unable to be independent. If you can stop the mentality Of constant frantic seeking, Then you are no different From Zen masters and Buddhas. ~Linji~
The ego is constantly in search of being a boss - whatsoever the cost, at any cost. You are losing your whole opportunity of life just to fulfill a shadowy, non-substantial notion - the notion of ego: "I am somebody." Nobody is nobody. We are all one; we are not separate. ~Osho~
The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, The more you become a lover of what is. ~Baruch Spinoza~
Become more and more a watcher Stop reacting immediately to what happens to you Learn to distance yourself from what you think and feel Meditation will then happen on its own accord Meditation is a happening ~Paddeshkar~
Every day priests minutely examine the Dharma And endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn How to read the love letters Sent by the wind and rain, The snow and moon. ~Ikkyu~
Meditation is not some kind of excitement But attention and observation of our daily activities. ~Nashti~
Self-knowledge cannot be gathered through anybody, through any book, through any confession, psychology, or psycho-analyst. It has to be found by yourself, because it is your life. ~J. Krishnamurti~
The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old. ~Dan Millman~
Do not think that the knowledge you presently possess is changeless, absolute truth. Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge. Be ready to learn throughout your entire life and to observe reality in yourself and in the world at all times. ~Thich Nhat Hanh~
The heart of spiritual practice is to learn to shift consciousness at will and travel beyond time and space. ~Robert Moss~
Do not go after the past, Nor lose yourself in the future. For the past no longer exists, And the future is not yet here. By looking deeply at things just as they are, In this moment, here and now, The seeker lives calmly and freely. You should be attentive today, For waiting until tomorrow is too late. Death can come and take us by surprise-- How can we gainsay it? The one who knows How to live attentively Night and day Is the one who knows The best way to be independent. ~Bhaddekaratta Sutra~
To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals - that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him. ~Honore De Balzac~
The spiritual path is not about gaining more knowledge or settling stronger in beliefs. These are activities of the mind, a protection of the ego. Spirituality is the expansion of Consciousness, the realization that we are Consciousness itself. Your being is nameless, free of any kind of identity or definition. Freedom is simply the recognition of that. ~Tyohar~
Understanding is now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is for the lazy mind, the sluggish mind, the mind that is not interested. Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow. ~J. Krishnamurti~
How do you know you are on the Way? When your map no longer serves you. ~Haven Trevino~
Luminous is this mind, Brightly shining, but it is Colored by the attachments That visit it. This unlearned people do not Really understand, And so do not cultivate the mind. Luminous is this mind, Brightly shining, And it is free of the Attachments that visit it. This the noble follower Of the Way really understands; So for them there is Cultivation of the mind. ~Anguttara Nikaya~
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. ~Roald Dahl~
Every day life keeps on going forward quietly and I go with her like a fish in the ocean taking what she gives me with gratitude. I don't ask her anything because she gives me exactly what I need at the right time. Every second the miracle of life is right here in front of our eyes. ~Nahsti~
The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of his power of doing, and 'doing' cannot be the result of things which happen. ~G. Gurdjieff~
The highest truth cannot be put into words. Therefore the greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries. ~Hua Hu Ching~
The purpose of Zen is to enable people to immediately transcend the ordinary and the holy, just getting people to awaken on their own, forever cutting off the root of doubt. Many people in modern times disregard this. They may join Zen groups, but they are lazy about Zen study. Even if they achieve concentration, they do not choose real teachers. Through the error of false teachers, they likewise lose their way. Without having understood senses and objects, as soon as they possess themselves of some false interpretation they become obsessed by it and lose the correct basis completely. They are only interested in becoming leaders and being known as teachers. While they value an empty reputation in the world, they bring ill on themselves. Not only do they make their successors blind and deaf, they also cause the influence of Zen to degenerate. ~Fayan~
I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them. ~Pablo Picasso~
True happiness is the highest form of self-sacrifice. There, in that state, there is no sense of self -- not even awareness that you are happy. True happiness is somewhare beyond "knowing". Beyond self. All the more so when you bring joy to others. ~Tzvi Freeman~
Subject and object from the start Are no different, The myriad things nothing But images in the mirror. Bright and resplendent, Transcending both guest and host, Complete and realized, All is permeated by the absolute. A single form encompasses The multitude of dharmas, All of which are interconnected Within the net of Indra. Layer after layer there is no Point at which it all ends, Whether in motion or still, All is fully interpenetrating.�~Zhitong~
At Zen centers they say there is a Way to be practiced And a religious truth to be realized. Tell me, what religious truth is realized, What way is practiced? In your present functioning, what do you lack? What would you fix? Younger newcomers, not understanding this, Immediately believe these mesmerists and Let them talk about things that tie people up. ~Linji~
There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself. To be yourself, stop imagining yourself to be this or that. Just be. Let your true nature emerge. Don't disturb your mind with seeking. ~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj~
Few people believe their Inherent mind is Buddha. Most will not take this seriously, And therefore are cramped. They are wrapped up in illusions, cravings, Resentments, and other afflictions, All because they love the cave of ignorance. ~Fenyang~
And inside you is your real freedom, because your consciousness cannot be touched by anybody. You are the only master of your being. ~Osho~
While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt~
A sense of nothingness doesn't mean being everybody's doormat. In fact, just the opposite: A sense of nothingness is your gateway to infinite powers. ~Tzvi Freeman~
Doing good is not about being nice. You can do nice things all day long for many people, but it could be all just more service of your own self, food for your own ego. The world was designed so people would need each other, not so you could be nice, but to give you the opportunity to escape the confines of your own self. When you help those who show gratitude, when you lend a hand to those who are on your side, you are still within the realm of your own ego and self. Help someone you don't want to help. Help him and learn to want to help him --only because this is the right thing to do. At first, it may not feel so rewarding. But you have sprung free. ~Tzvi Freeman~
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