Occupation: Philosopher Birth: September 14, 1895 Death: January 5, 1986
Do you realise that when you give a schilling to a beggar you are giving it to yourself?Do you realise that when you help a dog over a stile you your….
Spontaneity is being present in the present..
As long as there is a 'you' doing or not-doing, thinking or not-thinking, 'meditating' or 'not-meditating' you are no closer to home than the day you….
We do not possess an 'ego.' We are possessed by the idea of one..
The seeing of Truth cannot be dualistic (a 'thing' seen). It cannot be seen by a see-er, or via a see-er. There can only be a seeing which itself is ….
There is no mystery whatever - only inability to perceive the obvious..
A man who is seeking for realization is not only going around searching for his spectacles without realizing that they are on his nose all the time, ….
In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt..
It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are..
The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The Sage is a man who rids himself of his ego..
Disciples and devotees…what are most of them doing? Worshipping the teapot instead of drinking the tea!.
All the evil in the world, and all the unhappiness, comes from the I-concept..
We imagine that waking-life is real and that dream-life is unreal, but there does not seem to be any evidence for this belief..
We ourselves are not an illusory part of Reality; rather are we Reality itself illusorily conceived..
THIS which is seeking is THAT which is sought, and THAT which is sought is THIS which is seeking..
Wise men don't judge: they seek to understand..
Past and Future are a duality of which Present is the reality. The now-moment alone is eternal and real..
The notion that human life has greater value than any other form of life is both unjustifiable and arrogant..
Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent, Of everything you think, And of everything you do, Is for yourself - And there isn’t one..
Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role!.
Are you still thinking, looking, living, as from an imaginary phenomenal centre? As long as you do that you can never recognise your freedom..