14 Dec Koan 35
A objective description of reality lacks a sense of reality....
A objective description of reality lacks a sense of reality....
All there is is is; every thing else, an illusion....
it is ever-changing and always the same it is finite and infinite it is temporary and eternal it cannot be compared to anything it is not part of anything it is not missing anything it is whatever you think it is it is nothing you think it is it cannot be described it is what it is whatever it is it is who you are it is perfect it is nothing it is the everything it is the is....
Life is a play; at times a drama, at times a comedy. Upon realizing it's a play, dramas and are funnier than comedies....
I am here and now. Any more specific description is an illusion....
While the mind can be a very dark place, when we our refusal to open our eyes and see the light....
From nothing comes the now and to nothing becomes the now. The now that is now is the ancestor of the now that will be later. When we respect the now that is now, accepting it as it is, love and are grateful for it, as we are for an ancestor, the now that will be later is poised to bring us happiness; for when we are filled with love and gratitude, we are happy....
Some things are less perfect than other things which themselves are not quite perfect. Only the now is perfect, as there is nothing else....
The etymology of "realization" is the Latin verb "realizare," meaning "to bring back to reality, to make real." The etymology of "actualization" is the Latin verb "actuare," meaning "to make something happen" or "to bring something into effect." In the context of their etymologies, self-realization is a noun and self-actualization is a verb. When a tree knows it's a tree, it is self-realized. When it bears fruit, it is self-actualized. The self-realized are enlightened. The self-actualized are enlightening....
Shit generally trades between $5 - $10/pound. When on a rare occasion it trades at $2/pound, it may be cheap but it's still shit....