Big mind is somthing to express

 

Big mind is somthing to express, not something to figure out. Big mind is something you have, not something to seek for.

 

 

Shunryu Suzuki-roshi - Zen Mind, Beginner´s Mind

Zen means waking up to the present moment

 

Zen means waking up to the present moment. That is, perceiving this moment exactly as it is, rather than through the filter of our ideas, opinions, etc.  One way to practice this is to ask yourself a Big Question, such as "What am I?" If you ask such a question strongly and sincerely, what appears is "Don't Know." This don't-know is before thinking. If you keep it moment to moment, then everything is clear. Then, each moment, whatever you're doing, just do it. When you're sitting, just sit; when you're eating, just eat; and so on. According to Zen, existence is found in the silence of the mind (no-mind), beyond the chatter of our internal dialog. Existence, from the Zen perspective is something that is only happening spontaneously, and it is not just our thoughts. All of life that we perceive is constantly in a state of change. Every atom in the universe is somewhere different every millionth of a second. 

Zen Philosophy

  

 

... æðsti guð er einn og samur í öllum verum

 27.

Sá maður er talinn sannskyggn, er sér að hinn æðsti guð er einn og samur í öllum verum, og að hann deyr ekki, þótt þær láti lífið.

 

Hávamál Indíalanda 13. kviða, 27.

     

One should experience the bliss of the higher Self within and the brotherhood of humanity by rising above religion, nationality, race, culture, and society

 

Self knowledge is the only way to find happiness. As one goes in the direction of the Self, one attains personal experience and does not need to rely on the promises of others.

    Self knowledge is accessible to all. It is simple and easy. Self is closest to us. It is our very existence. It is our birthright.

    Self knowledge is the essence of all scriptures and spiritual masters of the world. Greedy spititual leaders and deluded fanatical religious and spiritual cults have made it inaccessible, difficult, and prohibiting to the masses. They have distored the teachings of the great masters and have created religions and split the religions into sub-branches for their gain and Ego. They have introduced fear of hell and sins and temptation of rewards of prosperity and heavens, to attract innocent people. Masses of people are caught in rituals and austerities and run to temples, mosques, churches, and synagogues forgetting the real goal in life.

     One should experience the bliss of the higher Self within and the brotherhood of humanity by rising above religion, nationality, race, culture, and society.

     Meditation techniques are simplified and anyone can practice them, regardless of age, sex, profession, education, race, beliefs, social status, or health conditions. Everyone who breathes and thinks can practise them.

    All one needs is to wake up, accept one´s own self as one is, let go of illusions, and start now.

  

      

 Yogi Shanti Desai – (Author´s comments) Self, I, Me, Mine, Ours, Illusions

 

Avatar

 

This Sanskrit word means "descent"; its roots are ava, "down," and tri, "to pass." In the Hindu scriptures, avatara signifies the descent of Divinity into flesh.

 

The Upanishads have minutely classified every stage of spiritual advancement. A siddha ("perfected being") has progressed from the state of a jivanmukta ("freed while living") to that of a paramukta ("supremely free"-full power over death); the latter has completely escaped from the mayic thralldom and its reincarnational round. The paramukta therefore seldom returns to a physical body; if he does, he is an avatar, a divinely appointed medium of supernal blessings on the world.

 

 

Paramahansa Yogananda - Autobiography of a Yogi

... the Buddha is simply yourself

Whether you are going or staying or sitting or lying down,
the whole world is your own self.
You must find out
whether the mountains, rivers, grass, and forests
exist in your own mind or exist outside it.
Analyze the ten thousand things,
dissect them minutely,
and when you take this to the limit
you will come to the limitless,
when you search into it you come to the end of search,
where thinking goes no further and distinctions vanish.
When you smash the citadel of doubt,
then the Buddha is simply yourself.
 

 

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Self

 

That which is the finest essence--this whole world has that as its Self.
That is Reality. That is the Self. That art thou.

 

Upanishads

 

... og áfram með blessað vatnið.

 

    Water which is too pure has no fish.

 

 

Ts'ai Ken T'an

Meditation is like removing the dirt from the water, so that it will never be dirty again

Relaxation is a prerequisite for meditation. Meditation is a deeper journey inward than relaxation. If the water is muddy, let it settle and it will be clear. Relaxation clears the muddy water. It becomes dirty again, when it is stirred. Meditation is like removing the dirt from the water, so that it will never be dirty again. 

  


Yogi Shanti Desai – Self, I, Me, Mine, Ours, Illusions

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