“Some imaginations help to break the bondage of the rest. The whole universe is imagination, but one set of imaginations will cure another set. Those that tell us that there is sin and sorrow and death in the world are terrible. But the other set - thou art holy, there is God, there is no pain - these are good, and help to break the bondage of the others. The highest imagination that can break all the links of the chain is that of the Personal God.” WorldArtWholeHelpingPainUniverseImaginationSinBreakTerribleSorrowHolyHighestCuresChainsLinksBondageNo Pain Book:Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India Source: Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India
“The uniqueness of zazen lies in this: that the mind is freed from bondage to all thought forms, visions, objects, and imaginings, however sacred or elevating, and brought to a state of absolute emptiness, from which alone it may one day perceive its own true nature, or the nature of the universe.” MindMayStatesFormLyingUniverseVisionObjectsOne DayAbsolutesSacredPerceiveEmptinessUniquenessBondageTrue NatureElevating Author:Philip Kapleau
“The one and only thing required is to free oneself from the bondage of mind and body alike, putting the Buddha's own seal upon yourself. If you do this as you sit in ecstatic meditation, the whole universe itself scattered through the infinity of space turns into enlightenment. This is what I mean by the Buddha's seal.” IfsMindMeanWholeBodyTurnsUniverseSpaceMeditationEnlightenmentOneselfInfinityBondageMind And BodySealsEcstatic Author:Dogen