Take the armor off, so the arrow of the Truth can penetrate you.
ADYASHANTITake the armor off, so the arrow of the Truth can penetrate you.
ADYASHANTIThere is nothing wrong with thought and it can be used whenever necessary. But in every moment you can choose to follow your thoughts or you can recognize that which is not thinking. Don’t try to stop thinking, let it happen. Just recognize that which is not thinking.
ADYASHANTIAt a certain point we need to grow up; we need to look inside ourselves for our inner guidance. There are things most human beings know; they just don’t want to know them.
ADYASHANTIMeditation is not something restricted to times of formal seated meditation; it is most fundamentally an attitude of being-a resting in and as being. Once you get the feel of it, you will be able to tune into it more and more often during your daily life.
ADYASHANTIYou are the doorway to the infinite.
ADYASHANTIIn liberation, you stand alone. You stand alone because you need no supports of any kind. You need no supports because you have realized that the very notion of a separate you no longer exists.
ADYASHANTIEventually, in the state of liberation, meditation will simply become your natural condition.
ADYASHANTIOur illusions-the beliefs we hold on to-are the very doorways to our freedom. We simply have to enter through them without grasping or pushing away. We must not believe them, but we must not run away from them either.
ADYASHANTIIf you give yourself this gift of not knowing and you follow it, a vast spaciousness and mysterious openness dawns within you.
ADYASHANTIReal meditation is not about mastering a technique; it’s about letting go of control.
ADYASHANTISincere and committed now, with absolute honesty and willingness to uncover and let go of any illusions that come between you and the realization of Reality.
ADYASHANTIWhen we’re in our true being, the purpose of life is to feel that every moment is the purpose.
ADYASHANTINothing appears to be something. The human experience is a senseory organ for the divine self. Through these eyes, the divine gets to see itself in form.
ADYASHANTIThe Way of Liberation is not a belief system; it is something to be put into practice.
ADYASHANTITake one step backward into the unknown.
ADYASHANTIWhat you run away from owns you. You are the dog on a leash. The most you can do is to tug against the leash.
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