THE EYE OF THE HEART
"All the great things of this world
are but snowflakes in a fiery furnace
and all the great opportunities of this world
Should I only daydream
in this world of illusion
and then just die?
Instead,
aloof from it all,
I will walk into
the world of
Eternal Truth."
- Ven SongChol personified the Zen dedication to being possessionless, leaving behind only a set of patchwork robes, a pair of glasses, a small library of books, and some great Dharma messages. His words resonate more with each passing day and provide a beacon light to this age of confusion. aimlessness and wandering.
"The Eye of the Heart has to become as clear as a mirror and brighter than the sun and the moon together. And we can achieve that not from without but from within, by rediscovering our clear, bright, spotless and original Self."
(text from the back of the book 'Opening the Eye')
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