idlewild mind ䷓
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big fan of paradoxes
big fan of paradoxes
Pinned
whoever continously for a thousand years
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
let go of what has passed
let go of what may come
let go of what is happening now
don’t try to figure anything out
don’t try to make anything happen
relax
right now
and
rest
- tilopa
let go of what may come
let go of what is happening now
don’t try to figure anything out
don’t try to make anything happen
relax
right now
and
rest
- tilopa
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
let go of what has passed
let go of what may come
let go of what is happening now
don’t try to figure anything out
don’t try to make anything happen
relax
right now
and
rest
- tilopa
let go of what may come
let go of what is happening now
don’t try to figure anything out
don’t try to make anything happen
relax
right now
and
rest
- tilopa
nature is as fluid
and elusive as a thought
indeed it *is* a thought
an unfathomable compound thought
we live in and contribute to
the world is a shared dream
in it, as in a regular dream
the dreamer is himself
the subject and the object
the observer and the observed
- bernardo kastrup
and elusive as a thought
indeed it *is* a thought
an unfathomable compound thought
we live in and contribute to
the world is a shared dream
in it, as in a regular dream
the dreamer is himself
the subject and the object
the observer and the observed
- bernardo kastrup
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
nature is as fluid
and elusive as a thought
indeed it *is* a thought
an unfathomable compound thought
we live in and contribute to
the world is a shared dream
in it, as in a regular dream
the dreamer is himself
the subject and the object
the observer and the observed
- bernardo kastrup
and elusive as a thought
indeed it *is* a thought
an unfathomable compound thought
we live in and contribute to
the world is a shared dream
in it, as in a regular dream
the dreamer is himself
the subject and the object
the observer and the observed
- bernardo kastrup
what is the difference
between your experience of existence
and that of a saint?
the saint knows
that the spiritual path
is a sublime chess game with god
and that the beloved
has just made such a fantastic move
between your experience of existence
and that of a saint?
the saint knows
that the spiritual path
is a sublime chess game with god
and that the beloved
has just made such a fantastic move
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
what is the difference
between your experience of existence
and that of a saint?
the saint knows
that the spiritual path
is a sublime chess game with god
and that the beloved
has just made such a fantastic move
between your experience of existence
and that of a saint?
the saint knows
that the spiritual path
is a sublime chess game with god
and that the beloved
has just made such a fantastic move
whoever continously for a thousand years
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
whoever continously for a thousand years
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
asks life “why are you living?”
if it would answer, it would only say
“i live because i live”
that is because life lives out of its own ground
and streams forth from its own
therefore it lives without a why in that it is living itself
- meister eckhart
in the pursuit or learning
everyday something is acquired
in the pursuit of the tao
everyday something is dropped
less and less is done
until non-action is achieved
when nothing is done
nothing is left undone
- lao tzu
everyday something is acquired
in the pursuit of the tao
everyday something is dropped
less and less is done
until non-action is achieved
when nothing is done
nothing is left undone
- lao tzu
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
in the pursuit or learning
everyday something is acquired
in the pursuit of the tao
everyday something is dropped
less and less is done
until non-action is achieved
when nothing is done
nothing is left undone
- lao tzu
everyday something is acquired
in the pursuit of the tao
everyday something is dropped
less and less is done
until non-action is achieved
when nothing is done
nothing is left undone
- lao tzu
love gives naught but itself
and takes naught but from itself
love possesses not nor would it be possessed
for love is sufficient unto love
and takes naught but from itself
love possesses not nor would it be possessed
for love is sufficient unto love
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
love gives naught but itself
and takes naught but from itself
love possesses not nor would it be possessed
for love is sufficient unto love
and takes naught but from itself
love possesses not nor would it be possessed
for love is sufficient unto love
awakened to life
out of the night of unconsciousness
the will finds itself an individual
in an endless and boundless world
among innumerable individuals
all striving, suffering, erring;
and as if through a troubled dream
it hurries back to its old unconsciousness
out of the night of unconsciousness
the will finds itself an individual
in an endless and boundless world
among innumerable individuals
all striving, suffering, erring;
and as if through a troubled dream
it hurries back to its old unconsciousness
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
awakened to life
out of the night of unconsciousness
the will finds itself an individual
in an endless and boundless world
among innumerable individuals
all striving, suffering, erring;
and as if through a troubled dream
it hurries back to its old unconsciousness
out of the night of unconsciousness
the will finds itself an individual
in an endless and boundless world
among innumerable individuals
all striving, suffering, erring;
and as if through a troubled dream
it hurries back to its old unconsciousness
the bird fights its way
out of the egg
the egg is the world
whoever will be born
must destroy a world
the bird flies to god
that god’s name is abraxas
- herman hesse
out of the egg
the egg is the world
whoever will be born
must destroy a world
the bird flies to god
that god’s name is abraxas
- herman hesse
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
the bird fights its way
out of the egg
the egg is the world
whoever will be born
must destroy a world
the bird flies to god
that god’s name is abraxas
- herman hesse
out of the egg
the egg is the world
whoever will be born
must destroy a world
the bird flies to god
that god’s name is abraxas
- herman hesse
the only thing that burns in hell
is the part of you that won’t let go of your life
your memories, your attachments
they burn them all away
but they’re not punishing you
they’re freeing your soul
is the part of you that won’t let go of your life
your memories, your attachments
they burn them all away
but they’re not punishing you
they’re freeing your soul
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
the only thing that burns in hell
is the part of you that won’t let go of your life
your memories, your attachments
they burn them all away
but they’re not punishing you
they’re freeing your soul
is the part of you that won’t let go of your life
your memories, your attachments
they burn them all away
but they’re not punishing you
they’re freeing your soul
an illusion is not nothing
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
an illusion is not nothing
no breakthrough without breaking
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
no breakthrough without breaking
i sought her from myself
she was there all along
how strange that i
had concealed her from me
calling myself from me
to guide me by my voice
to that part of me
lost in my search
me begging me
to raise the screen
by lifting up the veil
for i was my only means to me
- ibn al-farid
she was there all along
how strange that i
had concealed her from me
calling myself from me
to guide me by my voice
to that part of me
lost in my search
me begging me
to raise the screen
by lifting up the veil
for i was my only means to me
- ibn al-farid
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i sought her from myself
she was there all along
how strange that i
had concealed her from me
calling myself from me
to guide me by my voice
to that part of me
lost in my search
me begging me
to raise the screen
by lifting up the veil
for i was my only means to me
- ibn al-farid
she was there all along
how strange that i
had concealed her from me
calling myself from me
to guide me by my voice
to that part of me
lost in my search
me begging me
to raise the screen
by lifting up the veil
for i was my only means to me
- ibn al-farid
just a friendly feed reminder that “ethical capitalism” is an oxymoron
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
just a friendly feed reminder that “ethical capitalism” is an oxymoron
Reposted by idlewild mind ䷓
Always worth stopping to think about what Noam Chomsky has to say.
October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Always worth stopping to think about what Noam Chomsky has to say.
Reposted by idlewild mind ䷓
You are prior to the idea 'I am'. Camp yourself there, prior to the words 'I am'.
—Nisargadatta
—Nisargadatta
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
You are prior to the idea 'I am'. Camp yourself there, prior to the words 'I am'.
—Nisargadatta
—Nisargadatta
they branded scarcity as sacred
and told you you'd be complete
if you found it
and destroyed
if you lost it
the one was always you
and told you you'd be complete
if you found it
and destroyed
if you lost it
the one was always you
September 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
they branded scarcity as sacred
and told you you'd be complete
if you found it
and destroyed
if you lost it
the one was always you
and told you you'd be complete
if you found it
and destroyed
if you lost it
the one was always you
Reposted by idlewild mind ䷓
If things existed inherently or by way of their own character, they would be independent and could not be affected by causes and conditions. Emptiness, or the lack of inherent existence, makes possible production, abiding, and disintegration.
― Jeffrey Hopkins (in Meditation on Emptiness)
― Jeffrey Hopkins (in Meditation on Emptiness)
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If things existed inherently or by way of their own character, they would be independent and could not be affected by causes and conditions. Emptiness, or the lack of inherent existence, makes possible production, abiding, and disintegration.
― Jeffrey Hopkins (in Meditation on Emptiness)
― Jeffrey Hopkins (in Meditation on Emptiness)
“eckhart does not linger in his sermons on the topic of hell as a concrete place
but for him hell is rather an existential place or state of not realizing
who we are and what we are called to be”
but for him hell is rather an existential place or state of not realizing
who we are and what we are called to be”
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“eckhart does not linger in his sermons on the topic of hell as a concrete place
but for him hell is rather an existential place or state of not realizing
who we are and what we are called to be”
but for him hell is rather an existential place or state of not realizing
who we are and what we are called to be”
dismantle the empire within
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
dismantle the empire within
the only thing i vow to ever be loyal to is my own integrity
September 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
the only thing i vow to ever be loyal to is my own integrity
why live in contradictions
when you can live in paradox ?
when you can live in paradox ?
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
why live in contradictions
when you can live in paradox ?
when you can live in paradox ?
Reposted by idlewild mind ䷓
“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies on the side of truth, not on the side of comfort.”
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering
September 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies on the side of truth, not on the side of comfort.”
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering
shadows fall in the depth so gently
we reflect eternity
we recall our dreams
honesty is like gold to your soul
we reflect eternity
we recall our dreams
honesty is like gold to your soul
September 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
shadows fall in the depth so gently
we reflect eternity
we recall our dreams
honesty is like gold to your soul
we reflect eternity
we recall our dreams
honesty is like gold to your soul
it's been years since i've been gone
i miss the way it feels to roam
this urge that's grown inside my heart
to pack my bags and hit the road
i’m dreaming of the road again
set free in the wind
feels like we've found home again
on the road that's grown within
i miss the way it feels to roam
this urge that's grown inside my heart
to pack my bags and hit the road
i’m dreaming of the road again
set free in the wind
feels like we've found home again
on the road that's grown within
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
it's been years since i've been gone
i miss the way it feels to roam
this urge that's grown inside my heart
to pack my bags and hit the road
i’m dreaming of the road again
set free in the wind
feels like we've found home again
on the road that's grown within
i miss the way it feels to roam
this urge that's grown inside my heart
to pack my bags and hit the road
i’m dreaming of the road again
set free in the wind
feels like we've found home again
on the road that's grown within
all hindrance is thought
September 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
all hindrance is thought