we see the clouds

We see the clouds and we know what they are,
and we do so with the sunshine and the rain.
We know they come and go and are external to us.

John Aske

this which is seeking

This which is seeking is
That which is sought,
and
That which is sought is
This which is seeking.

Wei Wu Wei

do what you do

Do what you do, and give the fruits of your action to me.

Krishna, Mahabarata

if you want to

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters,
then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.

Dogen Zenji

look and it can’t be seen

Look, and it can’t be seen.
Listen, and it can’t be heard.
Reach, and it can’t be grasped.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

the whole universe

the whole universe consists of a cosmic Self playing hide-and-seek (Lila); hiding from itself (Maya) by becoming all the living and non-living things in the universe and forgetting what it really is — the upshot being that we are all IT in disguise.

Alan Watts

psychedelic drugs and spirituality

If you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope, he goes away and works on what he has seen.

Alan Watts

If we understand

If we understand our own suffering,
it will be easier to understand the suffering in the other person.

Thich Nhat Hanh

enlightenment is

Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment.

Chögyam Trungpa

he who speaks

He who speaks does not know;
he who knows does not speak.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching