#wu-hsin — Public Fediverse posts

Enthralled

When one is enthralled with the beauty on the surface of the ocean, the immensity of its depths can never be discerned.

~ Wu Hsin

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Controlling the mind

Controlling the mind doesn’t take one to freedom. Controlling the mind adds another link to one’s shackles.

~ Wu Hsin

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Solitude

Solitude is not a condition of the body. Instead, it is a condition of the mind. Solitude may be found in the busy market, or may be elusive in the forest.

~ Wu Hsin

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Peace

What is called peace by many is merely the absence of disturbance. True peace cannot be distrubed; It resides beyond the reach of disturbance.

~ Wu Hsin

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The source of yearning

Chasing after the things one yearns for is inferior to chasing after the source of the yearning.

~ Wu Hsin

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Oneself

There is no forest, there is no cave, there is no mountaintop where one can hide from oneself.

~ Wu Hsin

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Enjoyment

The greatest enjoyment is experienced when there is no concern for its duration.

~ Wu Hsin

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Personal drama

The greatest crime is the overlooking of who you really are in favor of the story of who you think you are. This preoccupation with your personal drama is the cloud that masks the sun.

~ Wu Hsin

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Contentment

The man of contentment seeks nothing that he doesn’t have and understands that whatever he has isn’t his to own

~ Wu Hsin

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To be free

The attachment to beliefs is the greatest shackle. To be free is to know that one does not know.

~ Wu Hsin

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