Our Quotes of the Day:
On the platform of reality, on the platform of oneness of life, all differences dissolve.
I am the mind, right? No, not really. How many times the mind has woken up in the morning, how many times the mind dreamt, how many times the mind slept—and you are the witness of all of them.
Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality. Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view.
Even if the sun were to rise from the west, the Bodhisattva has only one way.
The good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties. This exercise must occupy a complete lifetime. One swallow does not make a spring, nor does one fine day. Excellence is a habit, not an event.
Have compassion for all living beings. Never create a sense of fear in others; refrain from using harsh words.
Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice, however widely circulated
Although we all realize that monotony is boring, almost every form of industrial work- banking, accounting, mass-producing, service- is monotonous, and most people are paid for simply putting up with monotony.
The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.
I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all.
A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace.
Deep within yourself, listen to your conscience which calls you to be pure...a home is not warmed by the fire of pleasure which burns quickly like a pile of withered grass. Passing encounters are only a caricature of love; they injure hearts and mock God's plan.
Life is a beautiful song. Open your heart and rejoice in its melody.
In an evolutionary perspective, the rational mind takes a certain distance and no further, & we must be able to transcend it.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
When one is without ego, one becomes immediately free of all personal judgements, and perceives life and the world with divine eyes and mind. Nothing is offensive to them and they remain in perfect serenity and peace always.
Within the body there is played Music unending, though without stringed instruments. That music of the Word pervades the entire creation. Who listens to it is freed from all illusion.
I am a simple Buddhist monk.
Do not be idle. Practice Kriya. Do not wait for advice to practice Kriya.
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
