let go of everything

Posted in Stones on the Path on October 21st, 2005 by DhammaSeeker

The true path to liberation is to let go of everything, even the states and fruits of practice themselves, and to open to that which is beyond all identity.
~ Jack Kornfield

the gift and the servant

Posted in Stones on the Path on October 20th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
~ Albert Einstein

delusion of reality

Posted in Stones on the Path on October 20th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker

The fundamental delusion of reality is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.
~ Yasutani

spinning

Posted in Stones on the Path on October 19th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker

Zen is not about nonmovement…. Sitting is a centered, strong position in the midst of movement. When you get a top spinning just right, even though it’s going very fast, it’s so stable that it doesn’t even look as if it’s moving. If it’s slightly off balance, it wobbles. It has to be centered and moving very fast in order to be stable. That’s what Zen is all about.
~ Bernie Glassman

Two dimensions

Posted in Musings on October 18th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker

Two dimensions just aren’t enough, sometimes.