prabjyot

Life is its own purpose.

The recognition that there is nothing to be gained or attained is wisdom.

How can there be practices to develop wisdom, generosity, patience, and discipline?

With clear understanding, all these arise as a by-product naturally.

Aesthetics are everywhere. They renounce shelter, work, fine clothing, speech, and lifestyle.

But they are self deluded. True renunciate renounce concepts, ideas, opinions, judgements, hopes, past and future.

“The older I grow and the more I abandon myself to God's will, the less
I value intelligence that wants to know and will that wants to do; and
as the only element of salvation I recognize faith, which can wait patiently, without asking too many questions.”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

the greatest wealth is contentment.
the greatest happiness is freedom from opinions.
the greatest peace is attained through the abandonment of desires.

Every effort, births more effort.

What has been built must be maintained.

What was acquired, must be protected against loss.

Lu Pao had many preoccupations.

Some were large, others were small.

When his clothes caught on fire, none mattered any longer.

Expectations is the grandfather of disappointment.

The world can never own a man who wants nothing.