Quotes Tagged ‘concept’

“Experience only occurs in a direct way, in practical reality, not as a theory or idea of what something is like. If our meditation is merely an exercise in imagining or keeping a 'thing' in mind, it is only a theory, and not immediate experience.”

by Tulku Urgyen
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“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from Being Peace
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“The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”

by Thich Nhat Hanh from Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment
Tags: concept, nonconceptual, buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddha Mind Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment