“. . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind is the sage . . . the sutras say, "Mind is the teaching." But people of no understanding don't believe in their own mind or that by understanding this teaching they can become a sage. They prefer to look for distant knowledge and long for things in space, buddha-images, light, incense, and colors. They fall prey to falsehood and lose their minds to insanity.” PeopleWorldMindBelieveLooksLongLightFallBeliefUnderstandingLosesSpaceTeachingThis WorldColorFoolDon't BelieveInsanityFar AwayFalsehoodSagePreyIncense Author:Bodhidharma
“O brave poets, keep back nothing; Nor mix falsehood with the whole! Look up Godward! speak the truth in Worthy song from earnest soul! Hold, in high poetic duty, Truest Truth the fairest Beauty.” LooksSoulWholeSongSpeakPoetDutyBraveWorthyLook UpPoeticFalsehoodEarnestTruestSpeak The Truth Book:A Selection from the Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Source: A Selection from the Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute.” LooksKindHoursWatchesMinutesOver YouFalsehoodFalseness Book:The Brothers Karamazov Source: The Brothers Karamazov