My real form
At the sound of the bell in the silent night, I wake from my dream in this dream world of ours. Gazing at the reflection of the moon in a clear pool, I see, beyond my form, my real form. – Unknown
At the sound of the bell in the silent night, I wake from my dream in this dream world of ours. Gazing at the reflection of the moon in a clear pool, I see, beyond my form, my real form. – Unknown
Finally out of reach – No bondage, no dependency. How calm the ocean, Towering the void. – Tessho
A single moment of awakening in this world is eternity in the world to come. The inner peace of the world to come is living in this world with full attention. The two are one; flip sides of a coin forever tumbling and never caught. – from Pirke Avot
Standing on the bare ground… a mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the universal being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. – Emerson
Knock, and He’ll open the door. Vanish, and He’ll make you shine like the sun. Fall, and He’ll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, and He’ll turn you into everything! – Rumi