“Enlightenment” and “Nirvana”?
They are dead trees to fasten a donkey to.
The scriptures? They are bits of paper to wipe mud
from your face. The four merits and the ten steps?
They are ghosts in their graves. What can
these things have to do with you
becoming free?
The present
moment is the source of
everything. As long as you have
resentments about the past or ideas
about the future, you cannot
genuinely be in the
present.
You owe it
to your future self, and
to the rest of us, to be completely
absorbed here and now. Make all
notions of past and future a
cool pile of ashes in
the corner.
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In ancient times
those who practiced Tao
didn’t want to enlighten people,
but to keep them natural
and simple.
When cleverness
and intellect abound, people
don’t do well. A leader who governs
with cleverness cheats his people.
A leader who governs with
simplicity is a blessing
to his people.
These are
the two alternatives.
Understanding them is
subtle insight. The use of
subtle insight brings all
things back into
oneness.
from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,
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All barriers to
progress are removed.
The degree of success will be
determined by the closeness
of your alliance with
the Sage.
third changing line,
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 46, Sheng / Pushing Upward
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If you indulge
a bad habit, no matter
how small, eventually you fall
into an abysmal pit. Leave
behind incorrectness
now.
first changing line,
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 29, K’an / The Abysmal (Water)
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