My name's Justin, and I'm a Buddhist. I take bits from Hindu, and Taoist philosophy as well though. I blog about religion, politics, philosophy, and whatever else I feel like blogging about. I've grown a lot over the years, but I'm still far from where I want to be. If you have any questions then ask away! Don't be shy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
The body is the tree of enlightenment.
The mind is like a clear mirror standing.
Take care to wipe it constantly
And let no dust cling.
Shen hsiu (via whenmichellesmiles)
Bodh Gaya
The traditional site of the Buddha’s awakening.
Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
Are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
Dogen
Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.
Zen Proverb
Enlightenment, in and of itself, changes nothing of historical circumstance; it is merely the negative term. In this specific sense, enlightenment is not eschatologically redemptive. (This opposed to the more naive gloss of, “it would be a difference of intent or “mindset” rather than materiality, of ‘mind over matter’”— as if the two were exclusive of each another.)
Words cannot describe reality. Only direct experience enables us to see the true face of reality.
page 213, Thich Nhat Hanh Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha (via mindfulmantras)
Thank you so much followers for helping me hit 700!
Whenever I started tumblr just a few months ago I never would of thought I would have 700 people following me. I thank every single one of you, much love and much respect goes out to all of you.<3 May peace, love, and happiness follow wherever each and every one of you go.<3
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Enlightenment for a wave in the ocean is the moment the wave realizes that it is water.”
Koan 189
Every fact is a misinterpretation waiting to be born.
- ทุกความจริงคือเข้าใจผิดที่รอจะเกิด
Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.
Venerable Cheng Yen (via dezz1977)
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
- Buddha
One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
Carl Jung (via ralexsparrow)
