SAYINGS OF THE WISE
Sayings of the Wise
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The Lotus LordsThe lotus lords of the flames of wisdom descend on those who make their body a Temple to house it. | |||
The Missing Link in Understanding Our ConditionThe missing piece in our understanding of our reflective mental nature is that the mind is sterile. It is actually like trying to fly with one wing and other is a reflection in a mirror. It all changes when one understands this secret and how and where to look for the missing part. | |||
The Path of The TaoThe Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal name The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth The named is the mother of myriad things Thus, constantly without desire, one observes its essence Constantly with desire, one observes its manifestations These two emerge together but differ in name The unity is said to be the mystery Mystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders Tao Te Ching 32 | ||
The Path of the Wise"THE LAMA'S LAW O ye who look to enter in through Discipline to Bliss, Ye shall not stray from out the way, if ye remember this: Ye shall not waste a weary hour, nor hope for Hope in vain, If ye persist with will until self-righteousness is slain. If through the mist of mortal eyes,deluded, ye discern That ye are holier than these, ye have the whole to learn!If ye are tied with tangled pride Know then, your purest thoughts deny the Truth ye never saw! If ye resent in discontent the searchlight of reproof, Preferring praise, ye waste your days at sin's not Soul's behoof! Each gain for self denies the Self that knows the self is vain. Who crowns accomplishment with pride must build the whole again! But if, at each ascending step, more clearly ye perceive That he must kill the lower will,who would the world relieve And they are last who would be first, their effort thrown away; Be patient then and persevere. Ye tread the Middle Way! " | ||
The PhilosopherPhilosophy is the Love of Learning - do you feel the urge and power of love moving in your thoughts? Blowing like a wind? Giving freshness and musical spirit song? Say yes to Philosophy and the love of learning! | ||
The Question of the Student about AnxietyThe student came to the teacher and said : teacher I am weary of this word! What shall I do! I want to go home and fly amongst the stars, and feel the endless light in my soul to take me where my knowledge is pure and whole. What shall I do now? I am tired by the thought of this world. The Teacher pondered the question, and then smiled, and said; Dear one, you have discovered only the borders of things. Only when you awakened your eyes to see the new day have you discovered that you are still tired too. And so you are perplexed, as all who see are also perplexed, who suddenly discover they have not awakened refreshed! And have you not seen you have always awakened so? And alas you see the 1st voice of your self that always grows a little afraid for the coming day! And consider too this, you have indeed discovered the things you need for this day as it was the day before too! But the soul does not remember it, nor does it know how to apply anything this day, for the world is also different from what it was! The soul never knows until it comes. And also consider how the darkness seemed so long too! And the soul is also eager to come! As all of these change; and the world wills to change so! She is a spirit and she comes at times to inspire and whisper into souls knowledge and life! Listen for her on your awakening! Trust her, as she who knows the hidden soul. She knows wisdom and how to show you the spiritual path of love. She is your spiritual soul companion on your path. She inspires you to find your light, and to discover how to make the light and illumine your soul in the night of your being. And in your day to see her there as a living soul with you. So one can say that one confronts border after border, law after law, rule after rule, and all of these the world presents to the soul until one grow weary as well....and tires from endless borders. A mystery yes! But then, one has already felt the attraction of the something the world wants too. And she haunts the dream and draws you out after your rest - if not before it - and says "come! Come, that we may know more and see and know what it means! And so we go out and cross the borders. 1st, one has now to do well and to prepare itself in reflective thought and then to enter again, refreshed into any kingdom, lower of higher. The soul that knows well the elements of fire, earth, air, and water and can make a meal, and turn a strong wind to sail, and a raging fire to a slow cooking stove, a river to a mill, and the parched and barren earth to a garden. | ||
The Riddle of the EgoThe Riddle of the Ego As I become less of what I am, I become more of what I was.... | ||
The Road Less Travelled - Poem by Robert FrostThe Road Less Travelled - Poem by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. | |||
the Search for the Self“Perhaps there is more understanding and beauty in life when the glaring
sunlight is softened by the patterns of shadows. Perhaps there is more
depth in a relationship that has weathered some storms. Experience that
never disappoints or saddens or stirs up feeling is a bland experience
with little challenge or variation of color. Perhaps it's when we
experience confidence and faith and hope that we see materialize before
our eyes this builds up within us a feeling of inner strength, courage,
and security. We are all personalities that grow and develop as a result
of our experiences, relationships, thoughts, and emotions. We are the
sum total of all the parts that go into the making of a life.”
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