"Not till your thoughts cease all their branching……" — Huangbo Xiyun
"Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate."
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12 Quotes by Huangbo Xiyun
Huangbo Xiyun has 12 quotes on this site.
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The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see.
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Observe things as they are and don't pay attention to other people.
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On seeing one thing, you see all things. On perceiving an individual's mind, you perceive all mind. Glimpse one truth,…
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Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.
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...concepts are related to the senses; and, when feeling takes place, wisdom is shut out.
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A perception, sudden as blinking, that subject and object are one, will lead to a deeply mysterious understanding; and by…
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Our original nature is...void, omnipresent, silent, pure; it is glorious and mysterious peaceful joy - and that is all. Enter…
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The nature of the Absolute is neither perceptible nor imperceptible; and with phenomena it is just the same. But to…
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As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches,…
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...Therefore it is said: 'The perception of a phenomenon IS the perception of the Universal Nature, since phenomena and Mind…
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When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish.
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More Abandon Quotes
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one of 715 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do…
— John James Audubon
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for…
— Teresa of Avila
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The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
— Abu Bakr
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When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon…
— Javier Bardem
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If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of…
— Gary Bauer
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More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance…
— Gary Bauer
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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration,…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.
— George W. Bush
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I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign…
— David Byrne
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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the…
— Albert Camus
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