“Motionless like the light of a lamp in a windless place is the controlled consciousness (free from its restless action, shut in from its outward motion) of the Yogin who practises union with the Self.
That in which the mind becomes silent and still by the practice of Yoga: that in which the Self … Read the rest >
We want to stop something in order to recognize a moment of awakening. But, to stop something, there must be a stillness, both externally as well as internally.
Our only prayer is to be firm in our
determination to give ourselves completely to the Buddha’sWay, so that
no doubts arise however long the road seems to be.
To be light and easy in the four parts of our body, to be strong and undismayed in body and in mind.
To drive out … Read the rest >
« It seems to me that we have
ultimately to go beyond all forms of thought – even beyond the Trinity,
the Incarnation, the Church, etc. All these belong to the world of «
signs » — manifestations of God in human thought — but God himself,
Truth itself, is beyond all forms of … Read the rest >
When we sit down to meditate, we are trying to transcend our everyday
consciousness, the consciousness used to transact ordinary business,
the one used in the world’s marketplace as we go shopping, bring up our
children, work in an office or in our business, clean the house, check
our bank statements, and all the … Read the rest >
How to be whole in what I do? We always want to get rid of something. Each moment can become a moment of practice — The street can be a cloister — the subway, the cooking, all must become practice. We have no time, don’t let a moment pass without working spiritually.
No reveries, no conversations, no tracing out of the meaning of phantasies, contain this now, which belongs to a higher order of consciousness. The time-man in us does not know now.
He is always preparing something in the future, or busy with what
happened in the past. He is always wondering what to do, … Read the rest >
“I myself never expected to survive and become a teacher, for my determination to transcend samsara was much stronger than my concern for staying alive. All my efforts in all circumstances were directed toward a goal beyond life. I never allowed regrets about losing my life to distract me from my purpose. The desire … Read the rest >
Like an iceberg whose biggest and most important part remains
submerged and hidden from sight, the human being’s most essential aspect
lies mysteriously veiled beneath the mists of his illusory ordinary
self. And, because the desires and clamors of this perceptible little
self are so noisy, he is impelled to notice only this small … Read the rest >
Subhuti asked: “Is perfect
wisdom beyond thinking? Is it unimaginable and totally unique but
nevertheless reaching the unreachable and attaining the unattainable?”
The Buddha replied: “Yes,
Subhuti, it is exactly so. And why is perfect wisdom beyond thinking? It
is because all its points of reference cannot be thought about but can
be apprehended. … Read the rest >
