13 May Way of Way 118
Someone who asks a question wants to learn. Someone who provides an answer wants to teach. Someone who asks a question and provides an answer wants to sell you something....
07 May Koan 9
When we choose to be loved over loving, we will surely die. Love is connectedness that dispels the duality of self and not self. When connected by love, our finite self merges with what we love, creating a "beyond self." The "beyond self" continues beyond the lifespan of our finite self. The self that prioritizes being loved cannot be loving. It is a powerful and controlling self, but not powerful enough to survive death....
06 May Way of Way 100
Intellectuals are undoubtedly smart, but lack wisdom when they think they are smarter than others....
05 May Way Of Way 6
"He who doesn’t see God everywhere isn’t capable of seeing God anywhere." -- Kotzker Rebbe...
03 May Way of Way 111
Desiring what we don't have distracts us from appreciating what we have....
02 May Koan 63
“Whoever gets angry, it is as if he worshipped idols” -- Zohar 1:27b Getting angry at some one or thing presumes it has an independent existence, like an idol. That denies the existence of God which is the interconnected oneness of every thing....