Muktisun

21/08/2022

There is no path to truth, and there are no two truths. Truth is neither past nor present; it is timeless, and the man who quotes the truth of the Buddha, of Shankara, of Christ, or the one who merely repeats what I say, will not find the truth, because repetition is not the truth. Repetition is a lie. Truth is a state of Being that arises when the mind, which seeks to divide, to be exclusive, which can only think in terms of results, of achievements, ceases to exist. Only then does the truth appear.
The mind that strives, that disciplines itself to achieve an end, will not know the truth, because that end is its own projection, and to pursue that projection, however noble, is a form of worship of itself. She worships herself and therefore cannot know the truth. It is only possible to know the Truth when we understand the whole process of the mind, that is, when there is no struggle.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

31/07/2022

19/07/2022

You don't need to stop thinking. Just stop being interested. It is his selflessness that liberates. Don't hold on, that's all. The world is made of rings. The hooks are all yours. Straighten your hooks and nothing can hook you. Give up your addictions. There is nothing else to abandon. Stop your routine of acquiring, your habit of seeking results, and liberation from the universe is yours. Be effortless.
Nisardagatta

11/07/2022

“When you cultivate the witness you remove yourself from both the I and the self position. Here, from an invisible space outside of your physical body, the witness is detached from your emotions, feelings and behaviors. … Cultivating the witness will put you on the path where your higher, sacred self begins to influence your physical, ego self instead of the other way around.”
~Dr. Wayne Dyer, Your Sacred Self: Making the Decision to Be Free

03/07/2022

ZEN TALE: THE CUP OF TEA
The story of Nan-in, a Japanese Master who lived in the Meiji era, and what happened to him is known with a university professor who went to visit him intrigued by the influx of young people who came to the Master's garden. Nan-in was admired for his wisdom, for his prudence and for the simplicity of his life, despite having been in his youth a character who had shone in the Court. He quietly accepted that some would sit with him at dusk, but they should not bother him after meditation. Then, it seemed serious and even sullen, but it was nothing more than the necessary readaptation while working in his garden, peeling potatoes or mending clothes. The prestigious professor made himself announced in advance, making it known that he did not have much time, because he had to return to his duties at the university.
When he arrived, he greeted Master and, without further ado, asked him about Zen. Nan-in offered him the tea and served it to him with all the calm in the world. And although the visitor's cup was already full, the Master kept pouring it. The professor saw the tea spilling and could no longer hold back.
– But don't you realize that it is completely full? There are no more drops! "Like this cup," Nan-in replied without losing his composure or abandoning his kind smile, "you are full of his opinions. How could I show you what the path of Zen is if you don't empty your cup first?
Angry, the professor got up and with a mere bow of his head said goodbye without saying a word.
While master was picking up the pieces of porcelain and cleaning the floor, a young man came over to help him.
– Master, how much sufficiency! How difficult it must be for scholars to understand the simplicity of Zen.
– No less than for many young people who arrive loaded with ambition and have not made an effort to cultivate the disciplines of study. At least, scholars have already made it part of the way and have something to part with.
– So, Master, what is the right attitude?
– Do not judge, and remain attentive.

05/06/2022

Life exists only at this very moment and it is at this moment that it is infinite and eternal. Since the present moment is infinitely small, before we can measure it it has disappeared, and yet it persists forever.
Alan Watts

22/05/2022

The secret of happiness is very simple. Stop asking for things at this time. Every time you ask for something, or want to free yourself from something, you suffer. Your requests keep you chained to the dreamy state of the conditioned mind. The problem is that, when you ask for something, you completely lose what it IS at this very moment.
We must get rid of any request, even the most sacred, including our demand for love. If you are subtly demanding love, even if you get it, it will never be enough. As soon as that time passes, the demand will be reaffirmed and you will need love again. But when you relax, in that instant you know that love is already there. The mind is afraid to stop asking because it thinks that not doing so would mean not getting what it wants, as if asking for it is of any use. Things don't work like that.
Stop pursuing peace and love, and your heart will be filled. Stop trying to be a better person and you will be a better person. Stop trying to forgive, and forgiveness will arise. Stop and stay still."
Adyashanti

15/05/2022

Thoughts and feelings have no power over you until you give it to them yourself when you forget your true nature. You are the ocean, they are the ever-changing waves. You are the unfathomable heaven; they, the passing clouds. You are the one who contains but is not contained in anything; they, temporary guests in your infinite embrace. Neither thoughts nor feelings are you, but you are immense enough to welcome them, to allow them to come and go, to arise and disappear, to emerge, to endure for a while, and to fade into deep sleep. You remain.
Jeff Foster

10/05/2022

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