Diamond Heart: Elements of the Real in Man

Essence is just there, experiencing—no rejection and no acceptance. Just presence.

part of you, and what was left was a hole, a deficiency.

You’ll have a hard time if you look only at the manifestation,

So there is something in insight that allows us to know directly, without questioning, that something is true, more so than in the experience of ordinary perception.

through you, you might end up seeing the nature of the wall.

If you are an impeccable warrior, you do not look to the future. Every minute you have a task. You’re completely dedicated to that task and you are not thinking of the result. You don’t have time; you are too busy being impeccable.

“You have all but wasted your life,”

Isa asked them, “What has made you like this?” They answered: “The Spirit of Truth.

your relationship to the teaching is always

When you really get into seeing things about yourself, it’s very painful. You say, “Oh, am I really that jealous?” or “Am I really that dependent, or that angry?”