February 2012
308 posts
“If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you’ll never learn.”
– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (via moreofamore)
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The Gates of Heaven →
A soldier named Nobushige came to Hakuin, and asked: “Is there really a paradise and a hell?”
“Who are you?” inquired Hakuin.
“I am a samurai,” the warrior replied.
“You, a soldier!” exclaimed Hakuin. “What kind of ruler would have you as his guard? Your face looks like that of a beggar.”
Nobushige became so angry that he began to...
“My true desire is to relieve others of their pain, though I myself may fall into...”
– Bassui (via goodtimezgoddess)
“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via nirvikalpa)
“The technique of meditation allows one’s mind to gradually recede to a state of...”
– Sri ShivarudraBalayogi (via nirvikalpa)
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Koan 260
Madness is simply a matter of perspective.
- ความบ้าเป็นเพียงเรื่องของมุมมอง
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via partypropagandaprofessional)
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What Are You Doing! →
The Zen master Mu-nan had only one successor. His name was Shoju. After Shoju had completed his study of Zen, Mu-nan called him into his room. “I am getting old,” he said, “and as far as I know, Shoju, you are the only one who will carry on this teaching. Here is a book. It has been passed down from master to master for seven generations. I also have added many points according...
Why is my message box empty?
“Forever Oneness,
Who sings to us in silence,
Who teaches us through each...”
– Aboriginal Ritual Chant (via moreofamore)
“In certain terms the past, present, and future [of your present life] are all...”
– Seth (via nirvikalpa)
“The greatest art is to sit, and wait, and let it come.”
– Yogi Bhajan (via wavesfieldspatterns)
“You cannot save people, you can only love them.”
– Anaïs Nin (via penseesduchoeur)
