February 2012
Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried...
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via nirvikalpa)
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)