-Quotation Wednesday
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
-Zen Proverb
During the journey of renewing one’s mind, it will eventually be discovered that enlightenment has nothing to do with social status, or how you spend your time. There are no holy actions or robes to wear as you begin [...]
-Funny Photo Friday-
Please take a few moments and realize what’s going on with this picture, A & B, are truly the same color (shade of gray). Hard to believe? Sure it is. Our eyes and minds are simply being deceived into perceiving something that isn’t really there. Just as we go about our daily lives, [...]
-Quotation Wednesday
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
~Ludwig Börne
The truth is what is; it is the constant in life. The illusion is everything else. Discovering truth is not the difficulty, the difficulty is losing the illusion. By releasing the illusion, you naturally find truth. This is why ultimately there [...]
Have you ever held the sensation of being scared because others might find you out, discover who you really are? The “you” you’d rather not have on display in public view. It’s as if we were hiding. There is a vulnerability there that I see as fragile, yet it keeps us from [...]
Maybe life didn’t work out the way you thought it would; spending your time in a routine that constantly waits for tomorrow. Maybe the liberation we’ve been taught to seek, is merely an illusion that covers the real pain. If we believe true freedom is the liberty to have physical and personal rights, then we [...]