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Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Mindfulness of the body is awareness of ...

Mindfulness of the body is awareness of ... the taste and smell of this moment. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: The only way we can be free in

The only way we can be free in each moment is to become what each moment is. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We might think that by tossing a ball

We might think that by tossing a ball we initiate an action, but this is merely an arbitrary point in a beginningless line of action. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: If you point out the moon to a

If you point out the moon to a cat, she probably won't look at the sky; she'll come up and sniff your finger. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: No words - Buddha's, mine, or anyone else's

No words - Buddha's, mine, or anyone else's - can see for you. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: This moment is complete unto itself. There's nothing

This moment is complete unto itself. There's nothing lacking in this moment — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We have all sorts of stories about heaven

We have all sorts of stories about heaven and hell, about oblivion and nothingness, about 'coming back,' and so on. But they are all stories. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Whatever the world dishes up, we take it

Whatever the world dishes up, we take it on
not on our own terms, but on the world's. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We imagine that things come into existence, endure

We imagine that things come into existence, endure for a while, and then pass out of existence — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [E]ven in getting the wonderful things we long

[E]ven in getting the wonderful things we long for, we tend to live in want of something more[.] — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Truth is not ... something to believe or

Truth is not ... something to believe or disbelieve. The things we believe are always less than Truth[.] — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving

The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving up your own authority and following the lights of others. Such a path will only lead to an opinion. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Usually we hold a frozen view of ourselves

Usually we hold a frozen view of ourselves as well as of the world 'out there.' ... We identify with groups, behaviours, habits, and beliefs. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: A buddha recognizes that anything put into speech

A buddha recognizes that anything put into speech is never completely reliable. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Why would anyone want to awaken to the

Why would anyone want to awaken to the Reality that they're not even here in the first place? — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: How can a hard and fast view of

How can a hard and fast view of a world that is never hard and fast possibly be accurate? — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Reality is not going to change with your

Reality is not going to change with your perception of it. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: You want to not have any problems.

You want to not have any problems. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: This will never come again

This will never come again — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We commonly see things 'out there' and go

We commonly see things 'out there' and go after them. Our mind is thus characterised by division and separation. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [W]e're caught by our concepts ... [C]oncepts are

[W]e're caught by our concepts ... [C]oncepts are not Reality. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Nothing holds us back but our thoughts.

Nothing holds us back but our thoughts. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We pass by the joys of life without

We pass by the joys of life without knowing we've missed anything. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [W]e ignore the Whole, we're taken in by

[W]e ignore the Whole, we're taken in by the parts. We're seduced by objects of our consciousness — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: By our very attempt to grasp an explanation,

By our very attempt to grasp an explanation, we leave things out. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [I]mpermanence [is] the very thing that makes [life]

[I]mpermanence [is] the very thing that makes [life] vibrant, wonderful, and alive. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: we face the woeful prospect that we're intelligent

we face the woeful prospect that we're intelligent creatures living in a meaningless world. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [S]elfless action, action done while free of a

[S]elfless action, action done while free of a sense of self. Action in which you don't see yourself as separate from other things. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: This desire to hold on, to somehow stop

This desire to hold on, to somehow stop change in its tracks, is the greatest source of woe and horror and trouble in our lives. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [T]he most basic division is 'me' and 'everything

[T]he most basic division is 'me' and 'everything else,' self and other. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Good' crystallised ... breeds arrogance and hostility

Good' crystallised ... breeds arrogance and hostility — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [W]hat purpose does it serve to deny actual

[W]hat purpose does it serve to deny actual experience in order to run with an idea instead? — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Neatly packaging everything gives us the illusion we

Neatly packaging everything gives us the illusion we ... know something. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: When we talk about others, we should be

When we talk about others, we should be very careful to observe our motive - especially if we're talking about a person who isn't present. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We're never called on to do what hurts.

We're never called on to do what hurts. We just do what hurts out of ignorance and habit. Once we see what we're doing, we can stop. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [W]hen we come up with any concept at

[W]hen we come up with any concept at all, we simultaneously create one or more opposite concepts. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: We can only be here. We can't leave.

We can only be here. We can't leave. We are always here. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Give your mind a lot of space and

Give your mind a lot of space and it quiets down; try to control, quiet, or restrict it, and it goes wild. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: The moment we try to capture and encapsulate

The moment we try to capture and encapsulate Truth, we have paradox, confusion, contention [and] doubt[.] — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [L]iberation [doesn't occur] in wearing robes or performing

[L]iberation [doesn't occur] in wearing robes or performing ritual acts. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: After ... all the philosophy and science that

After ... all the philosophy and science that we've laboured on for centuries, it's becoming very hard to find a story we can buy. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: If your idea of good opposes something else,

If your idea of good opposes something else, you can be sure that [it] is not absolute or certain. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: To forget the self is to remember that

To forget the self is to remember that we don't exist alone, but in relation to other people, to other creatures, to the planet, and to the universe. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: There can be no moral authority to tell

There can be no moral authority to tell you what to do, for no such authority can lie outside your own will. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: There's no rule in the end, but only

There's no rule in the end, but only the situation and the inclination of your mind — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Good times come and go. And bad times

Good times come and go. And bad times do the same. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: The biggest mistake we make in confusing a

The biggest mistake we make in confusing a concept with Reality is in ... the separation of self and other. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [H]ow can something cease to exist that has

[H]ow can something cease to exist that has no solid existence in the first place? — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: It's called enlightenment. It's nothing more or less

It's called enlightenment. It's nothing more or less than seeing things as they are rather than as we wish or believe them to be. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Every atom, every minuscule part of the universe

Every atom, every minuscule part of the universe is nothing other than movement and change. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [A] book is not merely a book, it

[A] book is not merely a book, it is the sun as well. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Your breath is a unique object to meditation

Your breath is a unique object to meditation because it resides right at the boundary between inside and outside, between you and the outside world. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: To deny a concept is not to embrace

To deny a concept is not to embrace its opposite. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Good and bad aren't absolutes. They are beliefs,

Good and bad aren't absolutes. They are beliefs, judgements, ideas based on limited knowledge as well as on the inclinations of our minds. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [W]ith the sense of self gone, ... actions

[W]ith the sense of self gone, ... actions naturally become uncalculated and free. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Ignorance is not the inability to see, but

Ignorance is not the inability to see, but the act of ignoring what is really going on in favour of what we imagine. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Belief may serve as a useful stopgap measure

Belief may serve as a useful stopgap measure in the absence of actual experience, but once you see ... [it] becomes unnecessary. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [T]here is really nothing 'out there' to get

[T]here is really nothing 'out there' to get because, already, within this moment, everything is whole and complete. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: [B]ecause of change, what we love continues to

[B]ecause of change, what we love continues to appear, and what we hate never lasts forever. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: True freedom doesn't lie in the maximization of

True freedom doesn't lie in the maximization of choice, but, ironically, is most easily found in a life where there is little choice. — Steve Hagen

Steve Hagen Quotes By Steve Hagen: Belief is at best an educated, informed conjecture

Belief is at best an educated, informed conjecture about Reality. — Steve Hagen