“Enlightenment is construed as seeing things as they really are rather than as they appear; it is a direct insight into, and discernment of, the nature of reality that is apprehended only by wisdom, which transcends and is prior to the activity of discriminative thought. In this view, delusion is defined as all that is opposed to enlightenment.” RealityNatureViewsSeeingActivityEnlightenmentDirectInsightDefinedDelusionDiscernment Book:Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen Source: Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen
“Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.” IfsMindIdeasRememberNatureEmotionClearCrazyPureActivityQuietWorshipOriginalsInsightCeaseIdolsSerenityRestlessCrystalsObscurity Author:Laozi
“I don't know if human activity is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature in the face, we have in a sense taken over nature.” IfsKnowsMenHumansFacesCausesNatureTakenActivityHuman Activity Author:Pope Francis
“MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.” KnowsMindMatterFactsFormScienceNatureBrainActivityDuesMysteriousChiefsFutilityEndeavour Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Leisure may be defined as free activity, labor as compulsory activity. Leisure does what it likes, labor does what it must, the compulsion being that of Nature, which in these latitudes leaves men no choice between labor and starvation.” MenLifeMayDoeSuccessChoicesNatureActivityLaborLikesDefinedLeisureLeaving MeCompulsionStarvationCompulsoryLatitudeLeisure Activities Author:George Bernard Shaw