Thoughts

 

"We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself. To be yourself, stop imagining yourself to be this or that. Just be. Let your true nature emerge. Don't disturb your mind with seeking.

Nisargadatta Maharaj

 

Abstinence sows sand all over           

The ruddy limbs and flaming hair,               

But Desire gratified

Plants fruits of life and beauty there.
WILLIAM BLAKE

“It's similar to the way you feel cuddling an infant or a kitten, when you want to squeeze it so hard you'd kill it...”
― Zoë Heller, What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal]