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grasping at objects
Repeatedly undergoing
birth and death is just due to grasping
at objects. When we reflect back on the mind that
grasps at objects, we see that the real identity of mind
is originally pure. Within this purity, grasping mind
does not exist. Within nirvana, fundamentally
there are no thoughts moving; the
movement is ever still. Being
still, there is no
seeking.
insight is a function of the spirit
Intellectual
knowledge exists in
and of the brain. Because the brain is
part of the body, which must one day expire,
this collection of facts, however large
and impressive, will expire
as well.
Insight,
however, is a function of
the spirit. Because your spirit follows
you through cycle after cycle of life, death,
and rebirth, you have the opportunity of cultivating
insight in an ongoing fashion. Refined over time,
insight becomes pure, constant, and
unwavering. This is the beginning
of immortality.
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nothing at all is born or dies
Nothing,
nothing at all is born,
dies, the shell says again and
again from the depth of its hollowness.
Its body swept off by tide — so what? It sleeps
in sand, drying in sunlight, bathing in moonlight.
Nothing to do with sea or anything else.
Over and over it vanishes
with the wave.
marry yourself to the oneness
Can you
marry your spirit and
body to the oneness and
never depart
from it?
Can you
ride your breath until
your entire being is as supple
as the body of an
infant?
Can you cleanse
your inner vision until you
see heaven in every
direction?
Can you love
people and govern them
without conniving and
manipulating?
Can you bear
heaven’s children in all
that you do and
are?
Can you give
the wisdom of your heart
precedence over the
learning of your
head?
Giving birth,
nourishing life,
shaping things without
possessing them, serving without
expectation of reward, leading without
dominating: these are the profound
virtues of nature, and of nature’s
best beings.
from The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,
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