The condition of a follower is such that he can only remain in the dark shadow of the lamp and look out from there. From there he cannot see the light; only the bottom of the lamp is seen. The bottoms of all lamps are different, and there is deep darkness under them. Their followers stand quarreling over the bottoms. Therefore, whenever I see someone standing in someone’s shadow, I speak against this rather harshly.

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I do not mean that those who want to search after truth through external nature are wrong, nor that those who want to search after truth through internal nature are higher. These are the two modes of procedure. Both of them must live; both of them must be studied; and in the end we shall find that they meet. We shall see that neither is the body antagonistic to the mind, nor the mind to the body, although we find many persons who think that this body is nothing. In old times, every country was full of people who thought this body was only a disease, a sin, or something of that kind. Later on, however, we see how, as it was taught in the Vedas, this body melts into the mind and the mind into the body.

Swami Vivekananda

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28 Feb, 09:00

A warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night… As long as you keep death in mind at all times, you will fulfill the ways of loyalty, avoid myriad evils and calamities, be physically sound and healthy, and live a long life. What is more, your character will improve and your virtue will grow.

—Taira Shigesuke, written four hundred years ago in a guide for young samurai

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23 Feb, 06:38

‘Out yonder there was this huge world, which exists independently of us human beings and which stands before us like great, eternal riddle, at least partially accessible to our inspection and thinking.The contemplation of this world beckoned like a liberation, and I soon noticed that many a man I had learned to esteem and admire had found inner freedom and security in devoted occupation with it.'

Albert Einstein

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22 Feb, 19:16

A man walking in the night slipped and fell from a rocky path. Afraid he would fall down thousands of feet, because he knew that just at the edge of the path was a very deep valley, he grabbed hold of a branch that was overhanging the edge. In the darkness of night all he could see below him was a bottomless abyss. He shouted and his own shout was reflected back—there was nobody to hear him.
You can imagine that man, and his whole night of torture. Every moment there was death below, his hands were becoming cold, he was losing his grip … but he managed to hold on, and as the sun came out he looked down … and he laughed! There was no abyss. Just six inches below his feet there was a rock ledge. He could have rested the whole night, slept well—the ledge was big enough—but instead, the whole night was a nightmare.

-Zen Fables

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20 Feb, 18:47

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf

People who don't understand meditation think that it is some kind of special inner manipulation which will magically shut off these waves so that the mind's surface will be flat, peaceful, and tranquil. But just as you can't put a glass plate on the water to calm the waves, so you can't artificially suppress the waves of your mind, and it is not too smart to try. It will only create more tension and inner struggle, not calmness. That doesn't mean that calmness is unattainable. It's just that it cannot be attained by misguided attempts to suppress the mind's natural activity.

It is possible through meditation to find shelter from much of the wind that agitates the mind. Over time, a good deal of the turbulence may die down from lack of continuous feeding. But ultimately the winds of life and of the mind will blow, do what we may. Meditation is about knowing something about this and how to work with it.

~Wherever you go There you are

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17 Feb, 16:52

Paramahansa Yogananda

Happiness comes, not by helplessly wishing for it, but by dreaming, thinking, and living it in all circumstances. No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness, the secret river of joy, flowing beneath the sands of your thoughts and the rocky soils of hard trials.
Some people smile most of the time while they hide a sorrow-corroded heart. Such people slowly pine away beneath the shadows of meaningless smiles. There are other people who smile once in a while, yet have beneath the surface a million fountains of laughing peace.
Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances, and say to yourself, "Happiness is the greatest divine birthright-the buried treasure of my soul. I have found that I am secretly rich beyond the dream of kings."

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Sri sri Ravishankar

De-link the pain from the memory. But if you put effort in trying to do that, you bring the memory back. However, in meditation, you feel the pain as a sensation and not as connected to an event. In the Art of Silence Course, during the Hollow and Empty Meditation, you observe pain as a sensation. The very first experience of life was pain, coming out of our mother’s womb through such a small passage. Before that you were in bliss. You didn’t even need to eat. Then suddenly the water got drained and you came out crying. Have you noticed the expression on a newborn’s face? It is as though he/she came out from ten hours of hard work! The first experience is that of pain. Then the child looks into the mother’s eyes, and then the mother experiences the love.
Don’t see pain as an event.

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6 Feb, 07:23

Adhyashanti

In True Meditation all objects (thoughts, feelings, emotions, memories, etc.) are left to their natural functioning. This means that no effort should be made to focus on, manipulate, control, or suppress any object of awareness. In True Meditation the emphasis is on being awareness—not on being aware of objects, but on resting as conscious being itself. In meditation you are not trying to change your experience; you are changing your relationship to your experience.

As you gently relax into awareness, the mind’s compulsive contraction around objects will fade. Silence of being will come more clearly into consciousness as a welcoming to rest and abide. An attitude of open receptivity, free of any goal or anticipation, will facilitate the presence of silence and stillness to be revealed as your natural condition.

As you effortlessly rest into stillness more profoundly, awareness becomes free of the mind’s compulsive habit of control, contraction, and identification. Awareness returns to its natural condition of conscious being, absolute unmanifest potential—the silent abyss beyond all knowing.

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4 Feb, 23:57

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Listening is an art not easily come by, but in it there is beauty and great understanding. We listen with the various depths of our being, but our listening is always with a preconception or from a particular point of view. We do not listen simply; there is always the intervening screen of our own thoughts, conclusions, and prejudices...To listen there must be an inward quietness, a freedom from the strain of acquiring, a relaxed attention.
This alert yet passive state is able to hear what is beyond the verbal conclusion. Words confuse; they are only the outward means of communication; but to commune beyond the noise of words, there must be in listening an alert passivity. Those who love may listen; but it is extremely rare to find a listener. Most of us are after results, achieving goals; we are forever overcoming and conquering, and so there is no listening. It is only in listening that one hears the song of the words.

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3 Feb, 07:11

Good people come to worship me for different reasons. Some come to the spiritual life because of suffering, some in order to understand life; some come through a desire to achieve life’s purpose, and some come who are men and women of wisdom.

Unwavering in devotion, always united with me, the man or woman of wisdom surpasses all the others. To them I am the dearest beloved, and they are very dear to me.

All those who follow the spiritual path are blessed. But the wise who are always established in union, for whom there is no higher goal than me, may be regarded as my very Self.

-Krishna, Bagavat Gita

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15 Jan, 03:38

Decisiveness is about having the ability to trust in yourself.

The arrangement of rocks plays a central role in Zen gardens. Rocks can be configured in endless ways, to represent microcosms, symbolizations, and abstractions. In my work as a garden designer and practicing Zen monk, you might say that my designs correspond to the state of my mind. This is why there is such a positive tension among the elements in Zen gardens.
The actual work I do is not something I can manage on my own. Large rocks and trees must be transported. Various tools are necessary, and the work itself requires a team.
Before completing a Zen garden, I need to borrow the hands of many.
In my experience, however, if I focus too much on what the team sees, then it can be difficult to complete the garden as an expression of my own thoughts.
Although it may seem counterintuitive, when it comes to coordinating what direction the rocks will face, the fewer people involved, the easier it is to synchronize.
And when it’s time to make the final adjustments, it’s best to do it alone.
Decisiveness is about having the ability to trust in yourself.

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The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo Masuno

In "The Art of Simple Living", Shunmyo Masuno, a Japanese Zen monk, offers a profound and practical guide to embracing a simpler, more mindful way of living. With elegance and clarity, Masuno shares timeless wisdom on letting go of unnecessary desires, cultivating gratitude, and finding joy in everyday moments. Through beautifully crafted anecdotes, insightful reflections, and practical exercises, Masuno invites readers to reevaluate their priorities, slow down, and rediscover the beauty of simplicity, ultimately revealing that a more authentic, fulfilling life is within reach.

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11 Jan, 21:51

Swami Chinmayananda

The lotus grows in water, exists in water, and is nurtured and nourished by the waters. Ultimately, it is to perish in water. Naturally, the flower is nothing but an expression of the waters, sprung forth to manifestation due to the seed that was at the bottom!

Brahman, the Infinite, the One without a second, Itself expresses as the lotus – the subtle body – due to its own saṅkalpa. Existing in the infinite Consciousness, divine and all-pervading, a minute ray of It (Ᾱtman) functioning in and through these equipments is the individuality (jīva).

Ᾱtman, expressing through the ‘lotus of the intellect‘, is the unsteady, ever-agitated individual (jīva) which, when it leaves and transcends the intellect, comes back to merge with the waters of Consciousness around.

Students of the advaita philosophy can easily recognize in this picture an ampler suggestion than merely a poet’s fulfillment in a beautiful picture.

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Haemin Sunim

Humor opens closed hearts. Humor can free us from the grip of our thoughts. When we smile, we feel we can accept things we previously could not.We feel we can forgive those who have wronged us.Humor is an essential part of life.When we are joyful, our heart opens up to new things.When we are in a bad mood, we can’t be open to new things, no matter how wonderful they are. Without joy in our heart,our progress in life is slow and uninteresting.

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