“ Good and bad aren't absolutes. They are beliefs, judgements, ideas based on limited knowledge as well as on the inclinations of our minds. Steve Hagen
“ If your idea of good opposes something else, you can be sure that [it] is not absolute or certain. Steve Hagen
“ [A] view of the world is nothing more than a set of beliefs, a way to freeze the world in our mind. … [T]his can never match Reality, … because the world isn't frozen. Steve Hagen
“ Truth is not … something to believe or disbelieve. The things we believe are always less than Truth[.] Steve Hagen
“ How can a hard and fast view of a world that is never hard and fast possibly be accurate? Steve Hagen
“ [W]e have endless opportunities to forget the self – in planting a tree for future generations; in creating a poem, a meal, a vessel of clay; Steve Hagen
“ Careful! Even moonlit dewdrops, If you’re lured to watch, Are a wall before the Truth. — Sogyo Sogyo
“ So, without telling any of my Zen-snob buddies, I liked to pretend everything was the Pure Land, that my life was already perfect as it was. Jaimal Yogis
“ The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving up your own authority and following the lights of others. Such a path will only lead to an opinion. Steve Hagen
“ [T]here is really nothing 'out there' to get because, already, within this moment, everything is whole and complete. Steve Hagen
“ The buddha-dharma … is about directly seeing Truth, prior to forming any ideas about it. It is about responding to each particular situation as it comes … , not according to some … program of dos and… Steve Hagen
“ It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, t… T. Scott McLeod
