Perspectives on the Enlightened Mind

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Perspectives on the Enlightened Mind

 

That which makes the mind think but which cannot be thought by the mind -

that alone is God, not what people worship. The Upanishads

 

I have put my truth in your innermost mind, and I have written it in your

heart. Psalm 46

 

It is proper to doubt. Do not be led by holy scriptures, or by mere logic or

inference, or by appearances, or by the authority of religious teachers. But

when you realize that something is unwholesome and bad for you, give it up.

And when you realize something is wholesome and good for you, do it. Gautama

Buddha

 

For the kingdom of God is within you. Jesus of Nazareth

 

Whoever knows himself knows God. Muhammad

 

The state of silence is a state of entire peace, in which the intellect

ceases to occupy itself with the unreal. In this silence, the great soul who

knows and is one with Brahman enjoys unmingled bliss forever. Shankara

 

Don't follow the advice of others; rather, learn to listen to the voice

within yourself. Your body and mind will become one, and you will realize

the unity of all things. Dogen

 

Many people imagine that there is " creature being " here and " divine being "

in heaven. This is not true. You behold God in your life in the same

perfection, and are blessed in exactly the same way, as in the afterlife.

Meister Eckhart

 

Whenever a mind is simple and receives a divine wisdom, old things pass

away, - means, teachers, texts, temples fall; it lives now, and absorbs past

and future into the present hour. Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation

of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this

emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as

good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists,

manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which

out dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms - this

knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religion. Albert Einstein

 

If the mind is happy, not only the body but the whole world will be happy.

Ramana Maharshi

 

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to

everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the

expert's mind there are few.

Shunryu Suzuki

 

If we find fullness of joy in the thought that God exists, we should find

the same fullness in the knowledge that we ourselves do not exist, for it is

the same thought. Simone Weil

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Realization , " Mike McNally " <emerwave5@s...>

wrote:

> Perspectives on the Enlightened Mind

>

> That which makes the mind think but which cannot be thought by the

mind -

> that alone is God, not what people worship. The Upanishads

 

Now that's something neat. I tell that to people all the time,

though I didn't know some " big shot " said it allready. I put it a

lil differently though. Can you feel the texture of fear? See it's

colors? Nah, emotion is kinda like a step above the physical, how

could it ever know? Same thing with the mind...how can it contain

the nature of your being? Experience is what is left. You can know

of this and that all you want, but you don't know until you've been

there. That usually makes sense to people, and their next question

is going to be: Well, how do I " experience " and all that? Then it's

just a matter of explaining to stop paying attention to what you

aren't so that you can just be and experience what you are. Makes

sense right? That's simple meditation. I don't think alot of people

can relate to these Upanishads? In that form it seems to be for

people who have allready been there. I wonder if back in the day

when people talked like that, if that is what you'd say to someone

else on the street. Doesn't seem very useful. Maybe I'll take a

look and do some editing. LOL :> BTW, are The Upanishads available

online? What exactly are they? They sound interesting.

 

> Whenever a mind is simple and receives a divine wisdom, old things

pass

> away, - means, teachers, texts, temples fall; it lives now, and

absorbs past

> and future into the present hour. Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Gotta read some Emerson...

 

> If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open

to

> everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in

the

> expert's mind there are few.

> Shunryu Suzuki

 

There's one I know. Music guy right? (allready replied to part of

the post, might as well take the opportunity to firmly lodge my foot

in my mouth)