The Trickster

 "From the furthest Eastern clime

  Came the Ass in olden time,

  Comely, sturdy for the road,

  Fit to bear a heavy load.

Sing then loudly master Ass,

Let the tempting tidbit pass:

You shall have no lack of hay

And of oats find good supply.

Say Amen, Amen, good ass,

Now you've had your fill of game;

Ancient paths are left behind:

Sing Amen with gladsome mind.''

(Tertillian, Apologetica adversus gentes. From the book ''FOUR ARCHETYPES'' by C.G. JUNG. 1969 Princeton University Press)

The Tao and the monarch

''The ruler who wants to be above the people must speak of himself as below them. If he wants to be ahead of the people, he must keep himself behind them. Thus when the sage is above, the people do not feel him as a burden; When he is ahead, the people do not feel him as a hindrance."

(ALAN WATTS, ''NATURE, MAN AND WOMAN'')

A stage of growth

"Beyond the collective consciousness of humanity there is the all-embracing ocean of Universal Intelligence. Our evolution, taking place within the limitations of human intelligence, in order to reach the realm of Wholeness, must transcend the frontiers of its own past. The human dimension, which is the divine limitation, merely represents a stage of growth of the Spirit in its expansion towards the Supreme Understanding."

(''Enlightenment: Beyond Traditions'', by Aziz Kristof and Houman Emami, 1999)

I WANT TO BE, TIBETAN

I'm a Tibetan

My skin is the colour of ancient bronze

but

My favorite colour is dark red

I'm a Tibetan

The teachings of my ancestors are engraved on my bones

The sound of horses' hooves flows in my veins

Fragrant barley ale fills up both my eyes

Enchanting gesar flowers bloom on my body

I'm a Tibetan

Tibetan: a name which is matched by reality

Tibetan: standing on the earth, touching the heavens

Remember

Don't ask me for my surname

My surname is not Li, my surname is not Wang

If you insist on asking for my surname

I'll tell you I am a follower of the Buddha

I am a strong nation blessed by the Tibetan gods

My left shoulder is a hawk

My right shoulder is a yak

My body is a lamp under the statue of the Buddha, never extinguished.

Anonymous

Μόνο μία γεύση

"Το Χρυσό Λουλούδι είναι φως. Τί είναι το φως; 

Το φως αυτό συμβολίζεται με το Χρυσό Λουλούδι, το οποίο κρύβει μέσα του τη λέξη 'φως'. Αυτή είναι η απόλυτη ενότητα και η αληθινή δύναμη τού αρχέγονου υπερβατικού μεγαλείου. Αυτό είναι στο οποίο αναφέρεται το ρητό: 'Τό μέταλλο στην πηγή του νερού δεν έχει παρά μόνο μία γεύση.'

(''Το Μυστικό του Χρυσού Λουλουδιού - ΄Η Πρακτική Αλχημεία τών Αθανάτων της Ανατολής", σε μετάφραση Κωνσταντίνου Αναστασόπουλου. 

Εκδόσεις  Δαιδάλεος, Μάρτιος 2022)

No effort

Now the bull may saunter through the hill forests,

Or else walk the much travelled roads, covered in dust.

Never will he touch fodder from another man's meadow.

Coming or going requires no effort- the bull quietly carries the man.

(From ''Gentling the Bull - Comments taken from talks by the Venerable Myokyo-ni.''

PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ZEN CENTRE, LONDON, 1988)

Experiencing Life

Kalachakra is a meditative perception. One lives within a spectrum of life, penetrating other life forms, and at the same time one is being penetrated by others. However, one perceives the spectrum of life, not directly, but through the eyes of thought. Thus one is likely to miss out on the innateness of life as it pulsates.

(Kalachakra Meditations, ''Based on the discussion between J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm, in THE ENDING OF TIME''. Edited by Ramesh Grover, New Age Books 2006)