"A man who is seeking for realization is……" — Wei Wu Wei
"A man who is seeking for realization is not only going around searching for his spectacles without realizing that they are on his nose all the time, but also were he not actually looking through them he would not be able to see what he is looking for!"
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18 Quotes by Wei Wu Wei
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It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.
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In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt.
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The only real service we can render to that which we perceive and interpret in phenomenal existence as 'others' is…
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We do not possess an 'ego.' We are possessed by the idea of one.
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Doctrines, scriptures, sutras, essays, are not to be regarded as systems to be followed. They merely contribute to understanding. They…
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Realisation is a matter of becoming conscious of that which is already realised.
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All the evil in the world, and all the unhappiness, comes from the I-concept.
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There is no mystery whatever — only inability to perceive the obvious.
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Worshiping the teapot instead of drinking the tea.
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What do you have to do? Pack your bags, Go to the station without them, Catch the train, And leave…
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I AM Here Now As This
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The seeing of Truth cannot be dualistic (a 'thing' seen). It cannot be seen by a see-er, or via a…
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