To be
truly happy in this
world is a revolutionary act
because true happiness depends
upon a revolution in
ourselves.
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desire and mistrust keep you from ease
Desire and mistrust
keep you from finding ease.
Peace of mind comes when we
let go of ambitions and fears
and follow the Sage from
moment to moment.
fourth changing line
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 56, Lü / The Wanderer
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forget your feelings about things
If you forget
your feelings about things
of the world, they become enlightening
teachings. If you get emotional about
enlightening teaching, it becomes
a worldly thing.
the buddha’s teachings on love
The Buddha’s
teachings on love are
clear. It is possible to live
twenty-four hours a day
in a state of love.
detachment from entanglements
Severing entanglements
means detachmeht from entanglements
in contrived mundane concerns. Relinquish concerns
and your body will not be under a strain,
contrive nothing and your mind will
naturally be calm.
As serenity and simplicity
develop day by day, worldly defilement
lessens day by day. As your behavior departs further
and further from the mundane, your mind
becomes closer and closer
to the Way.
…As long as we do not
initiate anything, others will naturally
not get involved; even if others initiate something,
we do not get involved. As past entangelments gradually
stop, do not form new involvements. Ritual socializing
and opportunistic intercourse naturally become
remote, and you become unburdened
and at peace. Only then can you
practice the Way.
Treatise on Sitting Forgetting