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Majjhima Nikaya & Visuddhi Maga : The Sublime Reality
The Reality that came to me is profound and hard to see or understand because it is beyond the sphere of thinking. It is sublime and unequaled but subtle and only to be found by the dedicated. Majjhima Nikaya
Just as space reaches everywhere, without discrimination, just so the immaculate element, which in its … Read the rest >
Edward Salim Michael : The development of integrity
The development of integrity and of true being, therefore, is indispensable for the seeker in his spiritual quest.
If he gives a promise he must keep it—no matter how hard it may be
for him. He must constantly be wary of any unconscious lying,
dishonesty, or inaccuracy, either to himself or to others. He … Read the rest >
The enigmatic problem of self-forgetfulness.
What is of primary importance for an aspirant on this path is to
learn to get away from his habitual state of being, the ordinary state
into which he constantly falls each time after he has made the vital
effort to rise and be connected anew to his Inner Source.
This habitual condition of … Read the rest >
Edward Salim Michael – Earthly Existence As Indispensable Means for Transformation
For all its problems, uncertainties, and pains, life as it is affords the human being the indispensable and only means of learning right and noble conduct, and with the chance to sublimate himself through these very difficulties.
After death, the conditions necessary for his transformation will no longer be there. Without these harsh trials, … Read the rest >
Ramana Maharshi : annihilation of the mind
Can someone become a high officer by
merely once seeing such an officer ? He may become one if he strives and
equips himself for the position. Similarly, can the ego, which is in
bondage as the mind, become the divine Self, simply because it has once
glimpsed that it is the Self ? … Read the rest >
Edward Salim Michael : Hidden Influences Emanating from Beings and Things
To whatever person or object an aspirant, either consciously or unconsciously, allows his thoughts to drift and dwell upon, he is unknowingly connecting himself to that person or object. By so doing, he will subtly begin to receive certain impressions and feelings from these thoughts that will affect and color his being to a … Read the rest >
Yamada Mumon Roshi : when I see the moon, the moon is I
Sitting in zazen, I become nothing and everything become nothing, that is to say I and everything melt into One. So when I see a flower, the flower is I, when I see the moon, the moon is I. All things become I. There is no greater love than this.
Gerta Ital : Sudden Enlightenment
Unfortunately, most people who have decided to start working on themselves are usually too impatient.
They want to see ‘successes’ as soon as possible, otherwise they feel that Heaven hasn’t taken note of their efforts.
It is a strange paradox: nobody objects to the long years of training and study which are necessary for … Read the rest >