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Meditation as Reinforcement of the Ego

Posted on Jun 4th, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

Today there are many definitions and notions of meditation. There are breathing exercises, mantrams, mandalas, prayers and many other techniques and methods. Why is meditation so popular? Modern life is the reason. People are submerged... More »

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What is Love?

Posted on May 1st, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

Love, as we know it, has not liberated the world. Beauty brings ugliness to the surface, good brings forth evil and love brings forth hate. Love is an ember and hatred is a fire. Earthly... More »

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Tao is Empty

Posted on Apr 30th, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

Tao is empty. It cannot be perceived. Neither can Tao be grasped with our thoughts or controlled by our will. To our natural state of being, in all its aspects, Tao is absolutely empty. That... More »

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Selfishness

Posted on Apr 24th, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

The psychological disposition of the human being is not susceptible to change. External conditions may alter, but human beings remain inescapably true to their nature, which is essentially selfish. Selfishness, in its various gradations, is... More »

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The Ego

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

You need to give your animal-ego, in total surrender, to the primordial atom, the kingdom within you, the rose of the heart. That is your most important task. You do not do it in devotion... More »

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Wu Wei

Posted on Apr 21st, 2007 by cbpersel : Microcosm cbpersel

If a person yearns for genuine liberation his ego must engage in not-doing and must stop trying to grasp everything related to liberation. That is what you must not do. So do not concentrate, do... More »

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