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Only one

Bird has

These feathers

Only he can

Flap his wings.

— Zen Master Jok Um, Kwan Um School - August 2025

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1.5

You have no caste.

No duties bind you.

Formless and free,

Beyond the reach of the senses,

The witness of all things.

So be happy!

1.6

Right or wrong,

Joy and sorrow,

These are of the mind only.

They are not yours.

1.7

Forever and truly free,

The single witness of all things.

But if you see yourself as separate,

Then you are bound.

1.8

"I do this. I do that."

The big black snake of selfishness

Has bitten you!

"I do nothing."

This is the nectar of faith,

So drink and be happy!

1.9

Know you are one,

Pure awareness.

With this fire of conviction,

Burn down the forest of ignorance.

Free yourself from sorrow,

And be happy.

1.10

Be happy!

For you are joy, unbounded joy.

You are awareness itself.

Just as a coil of rope

Is mistaken for a snake,

So you are mistaken for the world.

— Ashtavakra Gita, 1.5-1.10

(Translation by Thomas Byrom)

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1.35

The subject and object are unseparated and inseparable;

That undivided One is you.

When this is so, when no "other" exists,

How then could the Self be objectively perceived?

1.36

Non-duality is taught by some;

Some others teach duality.

They don't understand that the all-pervading Reality

Is beyond both duality and non-duality.

1.37

There is no color or sound to the one Reality;

It has no qualities at all.

How can one even think or speak of That

Which is far beyond both mind and speech?

1.38

When you know all this universe of forms

To be as vacant as the sky,

Then you'll know Brahman;

Duality will forever cease to be.

1.39

To some the Self appears as other;

To me, the Self is I.

Like undivided space, One alone exists.

How, then, could the subject and object of meditation be two?

1.40

Nothing of what I do or do not eat,

Exists for me.

I am Purity itself, beyond birth and death.

1.41

Know that the whole of the universe is without any form.

Know that the whole of the universe is forever unchanging.

Know that the whole of the universe is unstained by its contents.

Know that the whole of the universe is of the nature of God.

1.42

You are the ultimate Reality; have no doubt.

The Self is not something known by the mind.

The Self is the very one who knows!

How, then, could you think to know the Self?

— Sri Dattatreya, "Avadhuta Gita ("Song of the Free Soul")" 1.35-1.42

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Follow the wandering, the distraction, find out why the mind has wandered; pursue it, go into it fully. When the distraction is completely understood, then that particular distraction is gone. When another comes, pursue it also.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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When the wind blows the clouds disappear, and all of space is filled with the light of the sun. So too, through the power of dharma practice, our obscurations will disappear, revealing what has been there since beginningless time - buddha nature and all of its qualities.

— Chamtrul Rinpoche

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The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

-Alan Watts

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The Human Route

Coming empty-handed, going empty-handed - that is human.

When you are born, where do you come from?

When you die, where do you go?

Life is like a floating cloud which appears.

Death is like a floating cloud which disappears.

The floating cloud itself originally does not exist.

Life and death, coming and going, are also like that.

But there is one thing which always remains clear:

It is pure and clear; not depending on life and death.

Then what is the one pure and clear thing?

Zen Kong-an - Kwan Um School

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"The sound of the rain needs no translation."

- Zenrin-kushū

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Mind Waves

"Because we enjoy all aspects of life as an unfolding of big mind, we do not care for any excessive joy. So we have imperturbable composure."

- Shunryu Suzuki

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People, places, things and events come and go. Let what comes, come. Let what goes, go. Find out what remains.

— Sri Ramana Maharshi

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Whenever you are in awe of an enlightened being, remember to be in awe of your own potential, too. Because ultimately, there is no difference.

— Chamtrul Rinpoche

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Living Truth

How many storylines: how many years

Of hide and seek - Bitter tears

Before the living truth appears

In a form you can't ignore

And when she comes for you, you realize

she's courted you through other eyes

But somehow it took this disguise

To bring you to the door

Where she's standing

With an outstretched hand, motioning

And you don't understand

But you take her lead

For you have no need but this love

She'll still your mind

But steal your rest

By lighting fires in your chest

And like an overbearing guest

She won't leave you alone

If you go with her

You won't be back

And she won't leave you time

to think or pack

You'll be naked, but you won't lack

And love will be your home

And she's standing

With an outstretched hand, motioning

And you may not understand

But you take her lead

For you have no need but this love

How many storylines; how many years

Of hide and seek - How many tears

Before the living truth appears

And comes to take you home

— Kirtana, Living Truth, "This Embrace"