Jesus was not the man he was as a result of making Jesus Christ his personal savior.
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The art of meditation is a way of getting into touch with reality, and the reason for it is that most civilized people are out of touch with reality.
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We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.
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Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
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The more we try to live in the world of words, the more we feel isolated and alone, the more all the joy and liveliness of things is exchanged for mere certainty and security.
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Only doubtful truths need defense.
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You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.
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Tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present.
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The source of all light is in the eye.
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The world is filled with love-play, from animal lust to sublime compassion.
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People become concerned with being more humble than other people.
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A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily.
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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
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