The Lord of Love is the one Self of all. He is detached work, spiritual wisdom, And immortality. Realize the Self Hidden in the heart, and cut asunder The knot of ignorance here and now.
- Mundaka Upanishad
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Cut through five, let go of five, & develop five about all. A monk gone past five attachments is said to have crossed the flood. Practice jhana, monk, and don't be heedless. Don't take your mind roaming in sensual strands. Don't swallow--heedless-- the ball of iron aflame. Don't burn & complain: 'This is pain.'
- Dhammpada, 25, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Renunciation of the world is followed by peace; its desire brings sorrow. Restrain your desires, discipline your self, and do not allow anyone to oppress your soul.
- Rabi'a, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
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The will of God will never take you to where the grace of God will not protect you. To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
- Bernadette Devlin
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Desires must be purified and idealized, not exterminated.
- Rav Eliyahu of Vilna (The Vilma Gaon)
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