I t is written: "And Abel, he also brought." The "he" is what he brought: he brought himself. Only when a man brings himself, too, is his sacrifice valid. Martin Buber quote, Judaism, Hassidism Martin Buber’s ten rungs, collected Hassidic saying, p.53 share
I n the Scriptures we read: "When any man of you bringeth an offering unto the Lord !' Only he who brings himself to God as an offering may be called man. Martin Buber quote, Judaism, Hassidism Martin Buber’s ten rungs, collected Hassidic saying, p.19 share
I am is a vain thought; I am not is a vain thought; I shall be is a vain thought;I shall not be is a vain thought. Buddha Sakyamuni quote, Buddhism Majjhima Nikaya, 140 share
N ot making special effort to like or to dislike does not mean not to like or dislike at all. A person behaving so would be devoid of consciousness. To say 'not to make a special effort' merely means that one's like and dislike completely follow the Principle of Nature and that one does not go on to attach to that situation a bit of selfish thought. This amounts to having neither likes nor dislikes. Wang Yangming quote, Confucianism, Neo Confucianism Wang Wen-ch'eng Kung ch'uan-shu, or Complete Works of Wang Yang-ming, Instruction for a Practical Living, 1: 47b-49b, in Wing-Tsit Chan, Chinese Philosophy, Chapter 35 share