Life and Existence

Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present.

Those who travel outward seek completeness in things; those who gaze inward find sufficiency in themselves.

When you know that illusion and transformation are no different from birth and death, then you may learn magic

When you know that illusion and transformation are no different from birth and death, then you may learn magic

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

Develop flexibility and you will be firm; cultivate yielding and you will be strong.

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.

The contented person finds rest in death, and for the greedy person, death puts an end to his long list of desires.

My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Once you transcend the external differences, anything can be merged with anything.

Once you transcend the external differences, anything can be merged with anything.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.

The menu is not the meal.

If you can dispense with reputation, then you are free from care. Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay.

To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

A person with a mind is bound to be filled with conceptions. These conceptions prevent him from knowing things directly, so a person with a mind shall never really know.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.