Paradox of The Path (Zen & Sufism)
The Zen master says “Do not strive to seek the truth; only cease to cherish opinions.” The Sufi master says “Knowledge of truth cannot be attained by seeking, but only those who seek it find it.”
The Zen master says “Do not strive to seek the truth; only cease to cherish opinions.” The Sufi master says “Knowledge of truth cannot be attained by seeking, but only those who seek it find it.”
The one idea closest to truth, summarizing the Absolute-Relative polarity, is expressed both in The Bhagavad Gita and The Gospel of Thomas, and I am sure elsewhere, particularly in European Phenomenology. Gita 2:16 says “What is real cannot not be; what is unreal cannot be. This has been realized by the seers of truth.” In … More The Gospel of Thomas & The Gita
Dated November 3rd, 2013 The world that we know is just a saying; it is pure hearsay. We know of it from the mouths of our so called world-professionals, from scientists, psychologists, cosmologists, philosophers and theologians, who have confused their inquiries about the world with the world itself; as if they cannot know the simplest … More Breast & Phenomenology of World
Dated September 26th, 2013 It has appeared to me that all things have undergone a reversal of meaning. Morality is not the only case of this reversal. Meanings of all things have been inverted. I am very much curious to know about the cause of this reversal of all meanings. Reality has precedence and is … More The Inverted World
Dated August 21st, 2013 The question rose, in spite of my instinctual optimism, whether humanity and its civilization was essentially masochistic and self-destructive! Aside from its limitless consumption of its own limited resources, which is just a soft touch compared to what follows, I find above all most destructive the pursuit of knowledge. The destructive … More Truth & Madness
World, we think of it as a collection of objects; but there is a special angle, concealed to most, from which one sees that the world is really a face. In other words, when we see the world we are in fact not seeing. Human perception is a case of epidemic blindness when it comes … More World Is A Face
This piece dates back to August 19th of 2013. The world imposes itself on me; it wants to be; the world likes to be. The world is that parasite that sucks my erected attention as if we were mutually dependent in existence, as if we were Yin Yang. But the world is not content with … More Heideggered & Daseined
From time immemorial philosophers and theologians of nondual traditions, those taking the Ultimate Reality to be a one invisible and indivisible whole, have struggled to understand how this One thing appears as the many things of our phenomenal world. There is no doubt that the world of phenomena is diverse and ephemeral. But there is … More How Does The One Become The Many
I really liked the following quote which is quoted by Aldous Huxley in his book The Perennial Philosophy: “Ga-San instructed his adherents one day: ‘Those who speak against killing, and who desire to spare the lives of all conscious beings are right. It is good to protect even animals and insects. But what about those … More Thou Shall Not Kill
We as we know ourselves are the products of our own beliefs. We as we should know ourselves are the holder of all beliefs, and hence essentially free and perfect. This world, this human constitution and history, is nothing but a hearsay. All that is is only accepted to be. The “I” which playfully entertains … More To Feel at Home While Living in The World