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.”
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
Life is the dream of separation; it is our reality and God’s nightmare. We are characters in the subconscious of a daydreaming God. As all characters of subconscious are expressions of the tendencies within one consciousness, we too though appearing separate from one another are one n spirit and essence and only different in temperaments … More Existence: The Dream of Separation
We must die in order to survive. We love ourselves; even more so we love our selves; we love it that we are a self, an I, a person separate from other persons. We cherish our personality, feed it and take pride in it. Selfhood is our first and last commodity; it is our love … More Mortality As The Price of Immortality
Consciousness is by nature consciousness-of something. It is not that consciousness is at liberty to have or not to have an object. There cannot be consciousness without it being consciousness-of something. This characteristic is not an attribute of consciousness; it is its essence. It is called Intentionality or the intentional structure of consciousness. This feature is also … More The Mystery of Existence
Between man and truth lie only his own ideas and expectations of truth. One who is obsessed with endless talks and descriptions of truth, the truth which is by nature inexpressible, only adds more veils to the path toward truth. Language which works by way of concepts and conceptualizations is precisely that which lies in … More The Last Veil
Man is like a galaxy; at the center there is the black-hole, the divine center, whose infinitude keeps the whole constitution together and functioning. There is also the rotational motion producing a centrifugal force that constantly throws the galaxy out of itself. Rotation of the galaxy is the sign of its life; it is the … More You Are Pure and Infinite
To lead a spiritual life is to live in vicinity to God, or Jnani’s Supreme Principle, and constantly moving upward toward the realization and establishment of the Supreme Identity, that man is essentially divine: “Thou Art That.” God, the supreme principle, is Satchidananda, that is, pure Being-Consciousness-Bliss. It is not that God is that which … More Present: The Divine Present
Science’s worst nightmare is metaphysics. Science came to say that everything metaphysics says is wrong and that science knows better! Let us compare the general outlines of what the two have had to say. Metaphysics claims the supreme reality to be the only reality that exists: Supreme Reality is Absolute and Infinite. Its unity and … More Science vs Religion & Truth