“Anything can happen for some weird reason; yet also, without any reason, nothing at all can happen. Reza Negarestani”
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2023
Wide open, boundless, empty yet abundant being as awareness is our only true and persistent companion.
“If you can sit quietly after difficult news; if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm; if you can see your neighbours travel to fantastic...
My Grass Roof Hermitage
“I’ve built a grass hut where there’s nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap… Though the hut is small, it includes...
To find out what’s truly right for us we usually have to do all the wrong things first.
The bare actuality and raw aliveness of this present moment is all we can rely on. All else is memory and fantasy.
When we really attend, look, listen and sense closely all the myriad aspects of this present moment, can we discover everything is indivisible? No separation,...
“The bad news is you are falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there is no ground....
There is all this aliveness, all this movement, all this energy here, now. What more could there possibly be?
“It is great joy to realise that our fundamental reality is qualityless. When at last, plucking up our courage and turning round and steadfastly gazing...
There are no words… yet here are words.
“Before seeing who we are, we read the scriptures to see if we have got it right. After seeing who we really are, we read...
We can only have our own awakening, no one else’s.
It’s relatively easy to live with other people compared to living openly and honestly with oneself.
“When the mind recognizes itself, there is no thing to see there. It’s just wide open. Tsoknyi Rinpoche”
“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain”
“Roaring dreams take place in a perfectly silent mind. Jack Kerouac”
If you’re wondering what to do next, just wait and see what you do next.
“The contemporary contemplative seeks spiritual awakening in the midst of everyday life: to “live in the midst of the crowd with the sweet independence of...
