April 08, 2010

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. 

James 4:8 

Greatest achievement, precept, medicine, goodness, patience, effort, meditation, wisdom is...

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

 - Atisha


The absolute nature is one.

Reality is all-encompassing: the absolute nature is one. Although we may feel separate from the original uncreated reality - whether we call it 'God,' 'peak experience,' or 'enlightened mind' - through awareness we can contact this essential part of ourselves.

 - Tarthang Tulku

It is only with total humility

It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.

"The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei