The Illusory Self

 
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To think about

who and what you are,

as well as,

who and what you are not,

removes you far away

from your true nature.

It is just another

illusory process.

 

Before thinking arises,

be still and quiet.

In an unspecified time,

you will see clearly

‘What Is’.*

*Excerpted from: Breakthrough: A Paradigm Shift to an Ecological Consciousness (unpublished manuscript)

 
John Legate

John taught philosophy in Toronto. His Master thesis was entitled, Zen and Creativity. He studied with three Zen Masters and learned Tai Chi from a Taoist master. He was asked to teach in 1989. He has given talks, workshops,and seminars in Zen and Tai Chi for over 30 years in Canada, the U.S.A. and Mexico.

https://wwww.ecological-consciousness.com
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