Amma says : “A man was out walking when his foot was pricked by a thorn. After that he stepped forward very carefully and thus avoided falling into a deep pit nearby. If the thorn hadn’t pricked him, he wouldn’t…
Adyashanti says : “To be here, all you have to do is let go of who you think you are. That’s all! And then you realize, “I’m here.” Here is where thoughts aren’t believed. Every time you come here, you…
Zhuangzi says: “You forget your feet when the shoes are comfortable. You forget your waist when the belt is comfortable. Understanding forgets right and wrong when the mind is comfortable. There is no change in what is inside, no following…
Zhuangzi says: “Words have value; what is of value in words is meaning. Meaning has something it is pursuing, but the thing that it is pursuing cannot be put into words and handed down.”
Zhuangzi says: “With all the confusion in the world these days, no matter how often I point the way, what good does it do? And if I know it does no good and still make myself do it, this too…
Zhuangzi says: “When you’re betting for tiles in an archery contest, you shoot with skill. When you’re betting for fancy belt buckles, you worry about your aim. And when you’re betting for real gold, you’re a nervous wreck. Your skill…
Zhuangzi says: “When we look at things in the light of Tao, nothing is best, nothing is worst. Each thing, seen in its own light stands out in its own way. It can seem to be “better” than what is…
Zhuangzi says: “When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.”
Zhuangzi says: “When men do not forget what can be forgotten but forget what cannot be forgotten – that may be called true forgetting.”
Zhuangzi says: “When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.”