Tuesday, November 24, 2009

When all the Buddhas manifest themselves in the world, they proclaim nothing but the One Mind.

~ Huang-Po
A perception, sudden as blinking, that subject and object are one, will lead to a deeply mysterious understanding; and by this understanding you will awaken to the truth.

~ Huang-Po

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The philosophic outlook rises above all sectarian controversy. It finds its
own position not only by appreciating and synthesizing what is solidly based
in the rival sects but also by capping them all with the keystone of
nonduality.

~ Paul Brunton

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pass beyond form, escape from names!
Flee titles and names toward meaning!

~ Rumi
Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is the primary, the unborn, the ancient source of all that is. You are eligible because you are. You need not merit truth. It is your own....Stand still, be quiet.

~ Nisargadatta Maharaj

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

In the strictest sense, we cannot actually think about life and reality at all, because this would have to include thinking about thinking, thinking about thinking about thinking, and so *ad infinitum*. One can only attempt a rational, descriptive philosophy of the universe on the assumption that one is totally separate from it. But if you and your thoughts are part of this universe, you cannot stand outside them to describe them. This is why all philosophical and theological systems must ultimately fall apart. To 'know' reality you cannot stand outside and define it; you must enter into it, be it, and feel it.

~ Alan Watts

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

~ Voltaire

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