“And so I am feeling numb. It's a curious feeling, and I get it all the time. My attention to the world around me disappears, and something starts to hum inside my head. Far off, voices try to bump up against me, but I repel them. My ears fill up with water and I focus on the humming in my head.” WorldTryingFeelingsVoiceWaterAttentionFocusEarsDisappearCuriousEmptinessDetachmentNumbBumpsNumbnessHumming Book:Madness: A Bipolar Life Source: Madness: A Bipolar Life
“To awaken to the absolute view is profound and transformative, but to awaken from all fixed points of view is the birth of true non-duality. If emptiness cannot dance, it is not true emptiness. If moonlight does not flood the empty night sky and reflect in every drop of water, on every blade of grass, then you are only looking at your own empty dream.” IfsDoeDreamNightWaterViewsVisionSkyBirthEmptyAbsolutesProfoundPoint Of ViewGrassFixedEmptinessFloodBladesMoonlightDualityNight SkyDrop Of WaterBlades Of Grass Author:Adyashanti
“Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.” PeopleMindSpiritualEnergyWaterSilenceClearLonelinessHotNoiseEmptinessMessyBatteriesClear WaterSpiritual Energy Author:Benjamin Hoff
“Confronted by too much emptiness ... the brain invents. Loneliness creates company as thirst creates water. How many sailors have been wrecked in pursuit of islands that were merely a shimmering?” Has BeensWaterBrainCompanyToo MuchLonelinessPursuitIslandsEmptinessThirstSailor Author:Margaret Atwood
“The attempt to satisfy greed is like drinking salty water when thirsty. When lost in greed we look outward rather than inward for satisfaction, yet we never find enough to fill the emptiness we wish to escape. The real hunger we feel is for knowledge of our true nature.” FeelsLooksRealEnoughLostWishWaterNatureKnowledgeDrinkingGreedHungerSatisfactionEmptinessInwardTrue NatureThirstySalty Book:The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep Source: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep