This which is seeking is
That which is sought,
and
That which is sought is
This which is seeking.
Wei Wu Wei
Tag: self
enlightenment is
Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment.
Chögyam Trungpa
being true to yourself
A sense of impurity from violating true values and emotions can motivate good deeds to try and repair the moral damage.
alternate realities
Of course there are alternate realities. There are over 7 billion on this planet alone.
our imperfections
We are imperfect people. And it is often in our imperfections that we grow into our best selves. Our imperfections make us trustworthy.
make me like you
You say we are all unique and wonderful human beings and yet you want to make me more like you. Who is “we” then?
we are all artists
We are all artists. We’re creating the story of our life in each moment.
ye suffer from yourselves
Ye suffer from yourselves. None else compels,
None other holds you that ye live and die,
And whirl upon the wheel …
discover within
You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.
Galileo Galilei
the ego trick
The unity [of self that] we experience, which allows us legitimately to talk of “I”, is a result of the Ego Trick — the remarkable way in which a complicated bundle of mental events, made possible by the brain, creates a singular self, without there being a singular thing underlying it.
Julian Baggini, The Ego Trick, quoted in The Atlantic
