Quotes About Clarity

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch, nay, you may kick it all about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than the investigation of the obscure.

The minute a phrase becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence.

I would never use a long word where a short one would answer the purpose. I know there are professors in this country who 'ligate' arteries. Other surgeons only tie them, and it stops the bleeding just as well.

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

No hay que confundir poesía con vaselina; vigor, con camiseta sucia.

LE MYTHE DE SISYPHE is dense, epigrammatic, and of a deceptive clarity. It looks like a short essay, without technical jargon, cryptic sometimes to a fault. In it, Camus spoke of the world, history, and of his life.

A hair divides what is false and true.

The act of correctly seeing this world from this state of concentration (jyo) and the world of samadhi is called "wisdom." In other words, wisdom is the act of perceiving things of this world as they truly are.

by trying to become "no-thought and no-thinking," we create the idea of "no-thought and no-thinking." This is one example of the wrong direction of zazen.

show) with the character tan (single). That is to say, the character for zen means "to show singleness of mind.

there are large number of people—so-called believers—who misunderstand the concept of "no-thought and no-thinking" (Jpn. munen muso).

Further, to have concentration without wisdom is to idly come to a standstill in an empty world.

Just as in the phrase jyo-e enmyo (full and clear perception in the wisdom of concentration), jyo (concentration) necessarily gives birth to e (wisdom) and e (wisdom) must be based on jyo (concentration).

Where were you facing yesterday?" "Well, my nose doesn't hurt a bit today." This answer must have highly pleased Baso. He praised Hyakujo, saying, "Now you understand. You know about today very well." He meant that Hyakujo truly realized the whereabouts of life.

Otherwise, no matter how clear our perception, it is nothing but worldly knowledge and discriminating knowledge and can never be called wisdom.

This Fourfold Wisdom corresponds to the eight consciousnesses with which we are originally one. The samadhi of Mahayana Buddhism is considered to be the only way of turning the eight consciousnesses into the Fourfold Wisdom and presenting it to us fully and clearly.

It is especially desirable to let the concentrated state of mind, samadhi, operate in our everyday activities.

True "no-thought, no-mind" zazen is just one thing—to have a dauntless mind.

Should I leave this burning house Of ceaseless thought And taste the pure rain's Single truth Falling upon my skin?

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself What is my truest intention Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.