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)
Believe, meditate, see. Be harmless, be blameless. Awake to the law. And from all sorrows free yourself.
Dhammapada (via crscwldpt)
“It is obvious that the only interesting people are interested people, and to be completely interested is to have forgotten about “I”.” - Alan Watts
The self you love—if you really go into it—is the universe. You don’t like all of it. You’re selective about it…perception is selection. But, on the whole, you love yourself in terms of what is other, because it’s only in terms of what is other that you have a self at all.
Alan Watts (via annadoes)
You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.
john green, looking for alaska (via luckymisscaroline)
The Ten Rules of the Dharma
The Great Sage Manu set down ten the rules of the Dharma:
1. Patience (dhriti),
2. Forgiveness (kshama),
3. Piety or self control (dama),
4. Honesty (asteya),
5. Sanctity (shauch),
6. Control of senses (indraiya-nigrah),
7. Reason (dhi),
8. Knowledge or learning (vidya),
9. Truthfulness (satya)
10. Absence of anger (krodha).
Manu further writes, “Non-violence, truth, non-coveting, purity of body and mind, control of senses are the essence of dharma”.
In the end these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you love?
How deeply did you learn to let go?
–Buddha
I feel like having questions.
I think people should entertain me with questions, I’d love to get to know more of my followers.
Zen
No sigas las huellas de los maestros, busca lo que ellos buscaron
Should not follow in the footsteps of the masters, you must seek what they sought
Osho ॐ
