Sublime

“Stand at the neutral point between negative and positive,” he wrote, “no longer directing one’s mind to anything. Emptiness is that which stands right in the middle of this and that. Never be for or against. The struggle between ‘for’ and ‘against’ is the mind’s worst disease. Do not like or dislike, and all will then be clear.”

To study The Way of Liberation teachings is to study yourself. To study yourself does not mean to add more knowledge to your cluttered brain’s ideas about yourself, but to remove all of the customary defining characteristics you usually associate self with: name, race, gender, occupation, social status, past, as well as all of the psychological jud

Contrary to our prevailing wiring and conditioning, it is not about getting rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings. Rather, the secret to reducing mental suffering is consciously settling in a balanced, accepting manner into the flow of experience.

Sen-ts’an, un des premiers maîtres zen chinois, recommandait la neutralité comme un prérequis pour suivre le chemin parfait: Le chemin parfait n’est difficile que pour ceux qui prennent et choisissent; N’aimez pas, ne haïssez pas; tout sera alors clair. D’une légère différence, vous écarterez la terre et le ciel; Si vous voulez voir la vérité, ne s

For our purposes, retentions of 3 to 10 seconds suffice, and these may be practiced alone safely, without special instruction from a master.