Monday 13 July 2015

The role of self

© Sophia Roberts

That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things / is called delusion; / That the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self / is called enlightenment.

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  1. It seems simple, but I had to read the text several times to let it sink in and begin to hear what was being said. It still remains deep and slightly unfathomable for my little head in the wandering clouds!

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    1. When I first look at this I understood it perfectly! Now, I'm not so sure... The moral of the story must be to go with your gut feeling and not to think too deeply.

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