From E-No: “Be free. Don’t be bound by your choosings and wantings. Never mind your sins. Act your desires. Act your Desire. Do not abide in delusion, do not abide in enlightenment. Do not let the mind dwell on goodness or evil. Things and the self are void.”
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Quote of the day 03/19/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Reason grips life with a stranglehold, but life says, ‘To win, is to lose,’ and as in Judo, uses the power of the enemy to escape from it.”
Quote of the day 03/18/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Paradoxes are the bright banners of the liberty of the mind. They proclaim that the mind is free to bestow or withhold values.”
Quote of the day 02/01/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Think of Zen, of the Void, of Good and Evil and you are bound hand and foot. Think only and entirely and completely of what you are doing at the moment and you are free as a bird.”
Quote of the day 11/26/24
From Lao Tzu: “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
Quote of the day 10/05/24
From George Orwell: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
Quote of the day 08/05/24
From John Steinbeck: “And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limitsContinue reading “Quote of the day 08/05/24”
Quote of the day 06/13/24
From Zhuangzi: “Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”
Quote of the day 06/08/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.”
Quote of the day 05/28/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”