Zen masters call the state of meditation the season of autumn, when all the leaves fall and the trees are standing bare, naked. When consciousness drops all thoughts, it is like a tree without leaves, without foliage, exposed to the wind, to the moon, to the sun, to the rain – uncovered, unhidden. In that […]
Buddha is reported to have said that lies are sweet in the beginning and bitter in the end; Truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in the end. Truth will always be bitter but as we have lived only with lies that we does not want to accept because Truth always comes with compromises […]
Become more and more cheerful : don’t miss any opportunity. The same should be done with bliss : never miss an opportunity . There are a thousand and one opportunities every day . Once you are alert you will be surprised how many opportunities you have been missing up to now . At each step […]
The moment one starts seeking and searching for oneself, one becomes the blessed one. The inquiry itself is the beginning of the transformation. The more passionate the inquiry is, the sooner the transformation will come. Make it intense, make it total. Related posts: No related posts.
– There are no great things in life: life consists of small things. But if you know how to rejoice in them, you transform them into great things. In the hands of a Buddha, even ordinary water becomes wine. That’s exactly the meaning of the miracle that is said to have been done by Jesus: […]
A contented person is nothing but love .He is not even loving , he is simply love . He loves for the sake of love because that is the way to show gratitude to existence . That’s his thankfulness , his prayer . So he goes on loving each and everybody . He does not […]
Life is a miracle . In fact there is no explanation for it , for why it should be . Neither the philosopher nor the theologian , nor even the scientist , has been able to explain why life should exist at all . And I don’t think it is ever going to be explained […]
Zen masters call the state of meditation the season of autumn, when all the leaves fall and the trees are standing bare, naked. When consciousness drops all thoughts, it is like a tree without leaves, without foliage, exposed to the wind, to the moon, to the sun, to the rain – uncovered, unhidden. In that […]
Each moment is so inestimably valuable , each moment is such a gift that one cannot be thankful enough for it.There is no way to show our gratitude to existence . Its gift is of such immense proportions that we don’t really deserve it . Existence has given out of its abundance . Knowing this […]
Reaching toward that inner flame is really an arduous path with many pitfalls. Moving in darkness, one stumbles; moving in darkness, one gets hit; moving in darkness, one falls and has to rise again. You need constant encouragement, constant support, somebody to prevent you from running away and escaping. That’s the function of the master, […]