25 Quotes by Shunya about dogma
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Is this good? Is that bad? Asking these questions show that you want to be ruled and commanded by someone from outside. Ask "who am I?" to start getting guidance from inside you.
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Following the rules is like walking on a garden pavement. Rebelling against them is like deliberately avoiding the pavement; the pavement still remains in your head and dictates your path.
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A person studies science for 20 years. All concepts stay in his outer mind. Then he goes to a preacher for 1 year. He turns into a fanatic. Why? Because half baked things easily get into subconscious mind and then into dreams. And we have a tendency to believe dreams to be the certificate from divine authorities.
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If the creation is a joke told by God, human thoughts are like explanation of that joke. Explanation ruins the whole joke.
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The universe is so complete in itself that anything is possible here. Even horses can fly in some realm. Don’t waste your energy in defending and holding onto your beliefs and opinions. Let that energy enrich your experiences instead.
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The strength of a belief depends on the stories woven around it. Once you have woven enough stories around your belief, even God can't get you out of it.
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Juvenile lover’s mind imagines, “The one I love is in danger. I go and save her. She falls in love with me.” The beginner devotee’s mind imagines, “Some lowlife disrespects my deity. My deity is in danger. I go and fight for my deity. He blesses me.
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Theories or belief system are just glasses you are wearing. Those who wear green glasses see green. Those who wear red see red. Then they fight. Then somebody wears a mix of green and red. New colours and shades keep coming up. If you like the shade you're wearing, enjoy. If you want to remove your glasses, seek!
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Forget awakening of soul, majority of people first need to open windows of their head: Learn a language other than your own, stay at a place where people don't speak your language, try to understand those who have completely opposite point of view than yours.
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