Any thought that

you are better or less than

another quickly breaks

the wine glass.

Hafiz

If you want to

pass through easily and directly

right now, just let your body and mind become

thoroughly empty, so it is vacant and silent yet aware

and luminous. Inwardly, forget all your conceptions of self,

and outwardly, cut off all sensory defilements.

When inside and outside are clear all the

way through, there is just

one true reality.

Yuanwu

Return the mind

to quietude whatever you are doing,

not imagining what is yet to come and not thinking

about what has already passed. After a long time at this, spirit and

energy merge, feelings and objects are forgotten; spirit solidifies,

energy congeals, and there is just one breath in the belly,

revolving without going out or in.

This is called womb

breathing.

The Cultivator of Realization

You have many

choices about the way you live

and work and change and survive.

Say you fall into an ocean. You may give up

and sink, or you may try to swim to

shore. Salvation is your

decision.

Bahauddin

Your pride in

yourself and your wanting,

these steal your energy

along the road.

If you can

kill these robbers and

become the servant of everyone,

you’ll meet the Lord in meditation and see

what you used to protect as just

a pile of ashes.

Lalla