A heart wanted to know great heights, but did not have the head for it.
A head wanted to know great love, but did not have the heart for it.
A hand wanted to touch the tree, but did not have the legs for it.
The legs wanted something, but could not put a finger on it.
You can't know this life, unless you came from stillness.
You can't know suffering, unless your root is bliss.
You can't feel separate, unless unity is you.
Only this moment, undefined, is true.
Bodhidharma, the startling awakening
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*"If you want to abandon the unreal and turn to the real, sit steadily and
gaze at a wall. Self and other, ordinary people and enlightened ones, are
one an...
4 years ago
3 comments:
Like this!
:D
Yes, that's the truth in my experience . . beautifully put though :)
Amazingly awesome! I really like this!
(I might use some of it in the future. lol)
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