Monday, July 18, 2011

A Conversation


Student  
How can one know one has found something real in oneself?

Teacher  
Through trial and error, one learns what is real and what is not.

Student
How can one avoid judging others?

Teacher
By not judging yourself.

Student  
How can one learn to endure the contradictions that one sees?

Teacher  
You are what observes, not what you observe.
 
Student  
How can one develop the ability to listen?

Teacher 
Through speaking less.

Student  
How can one better realize the illusory nature of time?

Teacher
One’s true time is the number of breaths one takes.

Student  
How can we be on time?
Teacher  
By valuing the time of others.
 
Student  
How does comfort threaten one’s work?

Teacher  
By being content with one’s illusions.

Student 
 How can we increase our desire to awaken?

Teacher
 By understanding awakening is a realizable idea.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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