Rumi: Quietness
“Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.” ~ Rumi
Alan Watts: The “Bag of Skin” Hoax
“The inside information is that yourself as “just little me” who “came into this world” and lives temporarily in a bag of skin is a hoax and a fake.” ~ Alan Watts
Alan Watts: Inside Information
We do not need a new religion or a new bible. We need a new experience—a new feeling of what it is to be “I.” ~ Alan Watts
Inside Information is the first chapter in Alan Watt’s book The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. This post overviews this fascinating chapter written in 1966 which explores an unrecognized but mighty taboo—our tacit conspiracy to ignore who, or what, we really are.
Kabir: The Moon Shines
“The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it…” ~ Kabir
Gangaji: Vigilance as Deep Surrender
“Vigilance is sacred, quiet, peaceful vigil at the flame of truth.” Gangaji
From Gangaji’s book Freedom and Resolve. “If you are truly vigilant you will discover yourself as not separate from truth.”
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