"One who has no ill will toward any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from egoism and self-sense, even-minded in pain and pleasure, and patient."Bhagavadgita *
* "Just understand that birth-and-death is itself nirvana. There is nothing such as birth and death to be avoided; there is nothing such as nirvana to be sought. Only when you realize this are you free from birth and death."Dogen *
* "You certainly must cherish your illusions dearly for you to change the Buddha-mind into them so you can be deluded. If you only knew the great value of the Buddha-mind, there's no way you could ever be deluded again...."Bankei *
* "For since the time without beginning all living beings have followed forms and sounds and pursued the flow of their thoughts without awakening to their pure, profound and permanent nature."Surangama Sutra *
* "In contrast with compassion and unattached love, in which we are more at one with that which is loved, the various 'negative emotions' reinforce the dualistic sense of separation from others. I become more isolated in what may become the hell of my own private consciousness."David Loy *
* "All questions relating to mukti are inadmissable because mukti means release from bondage, which implies the present existence of bondage. There is no bondage and therefore no mukti either."Sri Ramana *