Wu Hsin

11 posts, oldest first

Dec 19, 2020

To be free

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

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a589. — slipbox

Mar 19, 2021

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

Elsewhere, this is 4a586. — slipbox

Apr 6, 2021

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

Elsewhere, this is 4a359. — slipbox

Apr 18, 2021

Enjoyment

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

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a355. — slipbox

May 6, 2021

Oneself

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

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a351. — slipbox

May 24, 2021

The source of yearning

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

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a343. — slipbox

Jun 11, 2021

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

Elsewhere, this is 4a335. — slipbox

Jun 29, 2021

Final step

For many, the first step on a spiritual journey is to become lost. The final step is losing one’s self.

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a327. — slipbox

Jul 11, 2021

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

Elsewhere, this is 4a319. — slipbox

Jul 23, 2021

Controlling the mind

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

~ Wu Hsin

Elsewhere, this is 4a311. — slipbox

Aug 1, 2021

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

Elsewhere, this is 4a303. — slipbox