Finding freedom in this life
Finding freedom in this life, The seeker takes nothing to heart, Neither duty nor desire. He has nothing to do But to live out his life. The master lives beyond the boundaries of desire. Delusion... More »
Finding freedom in this life, The seeker takes nothing to heart, Neither duty nor desire. He has nothing to do But to live out his life. The master lives beyond the boundaries of desire. Delusion... More »
The Atman is the witness-consciousness that experiences the action, the actor, and the world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a theater, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests,... More »
God gives this parable, "On the one hand there is a helpless slave, the property of his master. On the other hand there is a man whom we have greatly blessed; this man is generous... More »
You're like milk in water: I cannot tell what comes before, what after, which is the master, which is the slave; what's big, what's small. O lord white as jasmine if an ant should love... More »
The master continued, "If you put oil, pepper, garlic and onion in a cauldron, and merely add water, you have not made a stew. The basis for a stew is meat; the other ingredients are... More »
Oh my heart! The Supreme Spirit, the Great Master, is near you. Wake up! Wake up! Run to the feet of your Beloved, for your Lord is here. You have slept for untold ages, this... More »
The Christian Desert Fathers tell of a new student who was commanded by his master that for three years he must give money to everyone who insulted him.
There is a wonderful story about a young monk who begs a Zen master to let him become one of his students. The Zen master responds that he will let him stay in his... More »
As the rays of the sun, When night comes, become all one in his disk Until they spread out again at sunrise, Even so the senses are gathered up In the mind, which is master... More »
You see the world And you try to dissolve it. But the master has no need to. He is without desire. For though he sees, He sees nothing. -Ashtavakra Gita 18:15