Tag: Contemplation

Rehearse death. To say this is to tell a person to rehearse his freedom. A person who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave.

Then Jesus said: “Peace be with you all. Take my peace into your Selves; be watchful so nobody leads you astray claiming ‘Look there, look here for the

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; By doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth. – Pierre Abelard

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Said the monk: “All these mountains and rivers and the earth and stars –  where do they come from?” Said the master: “Where does your question come from?”

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us. – Peter Matthiesen

Search back into your own vision – think back to the mind that thinks. Who is it? – Wu-Men