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As for those who set forth on this path, the Maha Prajnaparamita Sutra says a bodhisattva is “anyone who ceaselessly seeks unexcelled, perfect enlightenment as well as the happiness and welfare of all beings.”
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Even so, the process of mastery is exceedingly slow, requiring many incarnations of effort. This is an important idea to keep in mind. There are many who claim that most (if not all) of the initiations can be taken in a single life. Though emotionally appealing, this notion is extremely misleading. Each of the initiations represents a major achieve... See more
What is Initiation? | The Pranic Healers
In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Way, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
Martha Beck • Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
Anyone who promises instant enlightenment without much work is leading others down the side path.
Derek Lin • The Tao of Tranquility: The Wisdom of Lao Tzu and the Buddha - Qingjing Jing
To know others brings intelligence.
To know yourself brings wisdom.
To control others requires force.
To control yourself requires true strength.
Contentment allows wealth.
Discipline allows perseverance.
Those who stay in the center endure.
Those who die, but do not perish,
abide eternal.
To know yourself brings wisdom.
To control others requires force.
To control yourself requires true strength.
Contentment allows wealth.
Discipline allows perseverance.
Those who stay in the center endure.
Those who die, but do not perish,
abide eternal.