Wisdom is recognising the difference between: “I was unhappy but now I am happy.” and “there is unhappiness and there is happiness.”
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Solemnity and earnestness are the enemies of revelation, transformation, insight and wisdom.
““The ego is the workshop where the self is made.”” — Carl Jung
Experience is a spectrum not a hierarchy.
Recognising what is needed is more important than imagining you know what you want.
““When the mind recognizes itself, there is no thing to see there. It’s just wide open.”” — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Just received my copy. Very excited to get stuck in…
““If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so… The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance.”” — Alan Watts
Every word is too much and yet not enough.
Nothings needs to be done for everything to happen.
Preparation (forethought) is making up a small, finite, limited, fixed story and attempting to force the infinite, unknown energy of the universe to fit into...
Will you be and live your life directly or will you be entertained and tortured by stories about it.
Pure objectivity is impossible. There is only a spectrum of subjectivity.
““There is nowhere from the universe that direct experience can be felt except from the experience itself.”” — Annaka Harris
Everything that we don’t experience directly is entertainment.
The Truth requires belief. Your own truths are self evident and need no support or validation.
““So much has been given to me I have not the time to ponder that which has been denied.”” — Helen Keller
Having an idea about what is happening is not what is happening yet it is an aspect of what is happening.
Today, it’s as if seeing the world through an entirely new frame. Everything has changed yet remains the same. Some things appear more important, others...