Quotes About Insight

Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes, Indra has a hundred, And You and I, only two .".

showing does not guarantee seeing. Telling does not guarantee hearing. Gyana is not vi-gyana.

humility is the true measure of wisdom.

Wisdom thus is always work in progress.

A world created by observation evokes insight, hence affection, for we see the hunger and fear of all beings. Life becomes a performance on a stage (ranga-bhoomi) aimed to nourish and comfort the other, while deriving nourishment and comfort from their delight. Krishna's performance (leela) leads to him being worshipped as Ranga-natha, lord of the stage. He never judges, so he sees no one as a victim. This is how he begins The Gita:

Within Infinite Truths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred And I, only two

but where does this nobility come from? Generosity or fear? Wisdom or ignorance?

Thus, showing does not guarantee seeing. Telling does not guarantee hearing. Gyana is not vi-gyana.

observers create observations!

The word 'darshan' has a double meaning: view as well as worldview, sight as well as insight.

Only the truly enlightened know the world as it truly is; the rest construct a reality that comforts the

Thus, showing does not guarantee seeing. Telling does not guarantee hearing.

To see the world from another's point of view, and make sense of it.

To see the world from another's point of view, and make sense of it.' 'I think it has blossomed in Ram.

A world created based on judgement evokes rage, A world created by observation invokes insight.

Imagination helps us create concepts, which filter our sensory inputs and ultimately impact our emotional experience. Thus,

Know the thought behind action

All things are good and bad only in hindsight

Within infinite myths lies an eternal truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred You and I, only two

A world created based on judgement evokes rage. Life becomes a battleground (rana-bhoomi) like Kuru-kshetra, where both sides feel like victims, where everyone wants to win at all costs, where someone will always lose. A world created by observation evokes insight, hence affection, for we see the hunger and fear of all beings.

Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry [...] It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through their eyes.

it is that a lot of little black marks on paper can bring a person who died nearly two hundred years ago into your room: bring him so close that you know him much better than you would have known him if you met him in the flesh. It is extraordinary and it is enlarging.

The greatest gift that my kids give me is the reminder that I'm not so great. I'm just ordinary.

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.