The secret of human freedom
The secret of human freedom is to act well, without attachment to the results. – From the Bhagavad Gita
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Like a clock during a thunderstorm
Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm. – Robert Louis Stevenson
When he is as he was before he was
Dhû-l-Nûn was asked, “What is the end of the mystic?” He answered, “When he is as he was where he was before he was.
The son of man is within you
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 son of man’. I tell you that the son of man is within you all! Seek him inside; those who search diligently and earnestly shall surely find…
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 folly is under control
A man or woman of knowledge sweats and puffs like any ordinary person. Yet the folly of their life is under control. – Don Juan
No greater happiness than this
If my heart can become pure and simple like that of a child, I think there probably can be no greater happiness than this. – Kitaro Nishida
The seat of enlightenment
Do not build up your views upon your senses and thoughts; but at the same time do not seek the mind away from your senses and thoughts, do not try to grasp reality by rejecting your senses and thoughts. When you are neither attached or detached from them, then you enjoy perfect unobstructed freedom, then…
You will be free
If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free. – Ajahn Chah
Like a thief entering an empty house
Like a thief entering an empty house, bad thoughts cannot in any way harm an empty mind. – Padmasanbhava