about what Ryokan and Dogen wrote Ryokan wrote: WITHOUT A JOT OF AMBITION LEFT I LET MY NATURE FLOW WHERE IT WILL. THERE ARE TEN DAYS OF RICE IN MY BAG, AND BY THE HEARTH, A BUNDLE OF FIREWOOD. WHO PRATTLES OF ILLUSION OR NIRVANA? FORGETTING ... mehr»

the signs of a decadent society The fear of the capitalist countries was that their number goes on lessening; more and more people were turning towards communism. The Soviet Union had tried for years to come to an agreement on a treaty ... mehr»

Only more understanding is needed That is the difficulty: one wants to remain dependent and one wants to remain independent. One is asking for two polar opposites. If you understand it, things start becoming clear. Then if the other is ... mehr»

Freedom Eigentlich bin ich schon ziemlich müde,aber in den letzten Tagen hat sich etwas in mir verändert,und ich wollte es einfach gerne festhalten.Ich glaube,was ich mir schon ganz,ganz,ganz ganz lange wünsche,passiert ... mehr»

This life is really nothing but a dream Anybody would be in trouble in such a situation: your woman making love to somebody else -- in front of you. Anybody would go berserk, would kill or be killed. But this is a shock that can be used. You ... mehr»

deliverance - haiku //Deliverance Soon life slips away Clouds shifting through endless skies freedom is coming ~12.07.2002 by grummel~

Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler As far as Gandhi's nonviolence goes, the moment Britain left India, nonviolence also disappeared. And a strange coincidence is, that Gandhi had been for forty years continuously forcing people not to ... mehr»

Taoistic Tantra There are two traditions of tantra -- one is Hindu, another is Buddhist. In the Buddhist tradition tara is the name of the tantra goddess. And every Buddhist tantrika has to practise the idea of the goddess ... mehr»

this is freedom QUIETEN YOUR MIND. REFLECT. WATCH. NOTHING BINDS YOU. YOU ARE FREE. YOU ARE STRONG. YOU HAVE COME TO THE END. FREE FROM PASSION AND DESIRE, YOU HAVE STRIPPED THE THORNS FROM THE STEM. THIS IS YOUR LAST ... mehr»

the society is neurotic The child is not allowed to taste freedom. If the child asks the mother, "Mom, can I go outside? The sun is beautiful and the air is very crisp and I would like to run ... mehr»