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Full Idea
Since in truth, bondage and freedom are relative, these words are only for those terrified with the universe. The universe is a reflection of minds. As you see many suns in water from one sun, so see bondage and liberation.
Gist of Idea
Bondage and liberation are relative terms, which only frighten those already terrified of the universe
Source
Anon (Cent) (Centring [c.500 BCE], 110)
Book Ref
'Zen Flesh, Zen Bones', ed/tr. Reps,Paul [Penguin 1971], p.162
A Reaction
Since most easterners have experienced permanent social repression, their philosophies all encourage them not to worry about it. No wonder marxism, proved popular, when it suggested you could actually change things.
| 8234 | Bondage and liberation are relative terms, which only frighten those already terrified of the universe [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8227 | Feel your whole body saturated with cosmic essence [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8233 | Imagine fire burning up your whole body, but not you [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8228 | Being is revealed at the point between waking and sleep [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8229 | The serenity in blue sky beyond clouds [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8230 | Just as you have the impulse to do something, stop [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8231 | Abandon attachment to body, and feel the joy of being everywhere [Anon (Cent)] |
| 8232 | Neglect your self, and feel the consciousness of each other being [Anon (Cent)] |