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Non dual talks and more
The seeker is he who is in search of himself
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Chronic
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 59
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 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:15 am Post subject: Tao |
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Empty the Self completely;
Embrace perfect peace.
The World will rise and move;
Watch it return to rest.
All the flourishing things
Will return to their source.
This return is peaceful;
It is the way of Nature,
An eternal decay and renewal.
Understanding this brings enlightenment,
Ignorance of this brings misery.
Who understands Nature's way becomes all-cherishing;
Being all-cherishing he becomes impartial;
Being impartial he becomes magnanimous;
Being magnanimous he becomes part of Nature;
Being part of Nature he becomes one with Tao;
Being one with Tao he becomes immortal:
Though his body will decay, Tao will not.
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Before the World exists
There is mystery:
Silent, depthless,
Alone, unchanging,
Ubiquitous and ever moving,
The mother of the World.
I do not know its name, so I call it Tao;
I do not know its limit, so I call it infinite.
Being infinite, it flows away forever
Flowing away forever, it returns to the Self.
The Self follows the way of the World;
The World follows the way of Nature;
Nature follows the way of Tao;
Tao is the way.
Tao is infinite,
Therefore Nature is infinite,
Therefore the World is infinite,
Therefore the Self is infinite.
There are four infinities,
And the Self is one of them.
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Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom,
And it will be a hundred times better for everyone.
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love.
Give up ingenuity, renounce profit,
And bandits and thieves will disappear.
These three are outward forms alone; they are not sufficient in themselves.
It is more important
To see the simplicity,
To realize one’s true nature,
To cast off selfishness
And temper desire.
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Portocala
Joined: 05 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Canada
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This is some really "deep stuff."
I especially like this part:
| Quote: | Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom,
And it will be a hundred times better for everyone.
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love.
Give up ingenuity, renounce profit,
And bandits and thieves will disappear. |
However, I am sometimes worried it sounds too much like being dead. |
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Chronic
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 59
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The unborn can not die
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Portocala
Joined: 05 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Canada
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| Chronic wrote: | | The unborn can not die |
This is so true...
I guess it's my ego's nostalgia I am feeling! |
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Chronic
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 59
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You see this feeling, so you are not the feeling
Don't go any further!
Stay with Seeing |
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Light Mystic
Joined: 23 Feb 2009
Posts: 197
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The beauty is that when we give up trying to regulate our personalities, our personalities just enjoy their spontaneous expression. This is the beginning of really living life. When we stop pretending to be in control, then life can really become p*filtered*ionate.
Trying to be a separate individual is the way in which we avoid fully interacting with life.
| Portocala wrote: | This is some really "deep stuff."
I especially like this part:
| Quote: | Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom,
And it will be a hundred times better for everyone.
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love.
Give up ingenuity, renounce profit,
And bandits and thieves will disappear. |
However, I am sometimes worried it sounds too much like being dead. |
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Portocala
Joined: 05 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:01 am Post subject: |
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| Light Mystic wrote: | | Trying to be a separate individual is the way in which we avoid fully interacting with life. |
It's the first time I hear such a statement - it sounds great! |
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Amadeus
Joined: 21 Feb 2009
Posts: 180
Location: Ottawa Canada
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| Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Portocala wrote: | This is some really "deep stuff."
I especially like this part:
| Quote: | Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom,
And it will be a hundred times better for everyone.
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love.
Give up ingenuity, renounce profit,
And bandits and thieves will disappear. |
However, I am sometimes worried it sounds too much like being dead. |
yes, the mind would interpret it that way,
it's the unknown
better stick with what is known
even if it hurts and feels bad
but at least you know who you are 
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