Doesn't Everyone See Reality As It Is?

The Disciples Were Absorbed In A Discussion Of Lao-tzu's Dictum: "those Who Know, Do Not Say; Those Who Say, Do Not Know." When The Master Entered, They Asked Him What The Words Meant. Said The Master, "which Of You Knows The Fragrance Of A Rose?" All Of Them Indicated That They Knew. Then He Said, "put It Into Words." All Of Them Were Silent.

Problems Exist Only In The Human Mind.

The Tragedy Of An Attachment Is That If Its Object Is Not Attained It Causes Unhappiness. But If It Is Attained, It Does Not Cause Happiness – It Merely Causes A Flash Of Pleasure Followed By Weariness, And It Is Always Accompanied, Of Course, By The Anxiety That You May Lose The Object Of Your Attachment.

You Will Seek For God In Vain Till You Understand That God Can't Be Seen As A "thing"; He Needs A Special Way Of Looking - Similar To That Of Little Children Whose Sight Is Undistorted By Prefabricated Doctrines And Beliefs.

A Religious Belief Is Not A Statement About Reality, But A Hint, A Clue About Something That Is A Mystery, Beyond The Grasp Of Human Thought. In Short, A Religious Belief Is Only A Finger Pointing To The Moon. Some Religious People Never Get Beyond The Study Of The Finger. Others Are Engaged In Sucking It. Others Yet Use The Finger To Gouge Their Eyes Out. These Are The Bigots Whom Religion Has Made Blind. Rare Indeed Is The Religionist Who Is Sufficiently Detached From The Finger To See What It Is Indicating - These Are Those Who, Having Gone Beyond Belief, Are Taken For Blasphemers.