Religious Thought 107



For Brahmins confused those who regard them as separate from the Self. Kshatriyas confuse those who regard them as separate from the Self. The universe confuses those who regard it as separate from the Self. Gods and creatures confuse those who regard them as separate from the Self. Everything confuses those who regard things as separate from the Self.
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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Consider movement stationary and the stationary in motion, both movement and rest disappear. When such dualities cease to exist Oneness itself cannot exist. To this ultimate finality no law or description applies.
- Seng-tsan, "Verses on the Faith Mind"
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Sever the chains of the ego. Set yourself free and witness the bright essence of your inner being. Discover within your heart the wisdom of a prophet without books, without teachers, and without prudence.
- Rumi
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We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion. Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience. Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.
- Benjamin Cardozo
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