. . But you said that I was perfect and whole! You are! You are perfect and whole, and yet deluded and confused. If you would just accept that you are deluded and confused, everything would be OK, but you don’t and so you suffer. It’s very simple but you make it complicated. When you admit that you are ignorant, then you are wise. When you admit that you are confused, then you are clear. The deluded think they are enlightened, the enlightened know they are deluded. The unwise think they are wise, the wise know they are unwise. The foolish think they are clever, the clever know they are but fools. The insane believe they are sane, the sane realize they are mad. The sinner thinks he is a saint, a saint knows he is but a sinner. It is the foolish who judge everyone else and believe they themselves are perfect. The awakened know that no matter how much they try they will never be perfect. That’s just the way it is.. . . .D. Genpo Merzel
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:38:42 +0000