The root of all misery
It is not the world but attachment to it which is the root of all misery. – Swami Nityaswarupananda
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An island exists
For those struggling in midstream, in great fear of the flood, of growing old and of dying – for all those I say, an island exists where there is no place for impediments, no place for clinging: the island of no going beyond. I call it nirvana, the complete destruction of old age and dying….
No future to fear
One of the attributes of the saint is that he has no fear, for fear is anticipating some disagreeable event that might come or expecting that something beloved might pass away in the future. The saint is concerned only with the present moment. He has no future to fear. – From the Sufi tradition
The secret of human freedom
The secret of human freedom is to act well, without attachment to the results. – From the Bhagavad Gita
Learn to lose yourself
Know that when you learn to lose yourself, you will reach the Beloved. There is no other secret to be learned, and more than that is not known to me. – Al-Ansari
Two monks and a girl
Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on girl,” said the first monk. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. The second…
Everything is sufficient
Without desire everything is sufficient. With seeking myriad things are impoverished. Plain vegetables can soothe hunger. A patched robe is enough to cover this bent old body. Alone I hike with a deer. Cheerfully I sing with village children. The stream under the cliff cleanses my ears. The pine on the mountain top fits my…
The way is not difficult
The way is not difficult; only there must be no wanting or not wanting. – Chao-Chou
The fabricator of illusions
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; Reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil
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