#illusion

Truth conquers by itself; opinion by foreign aids.

We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infintesimal hairline.

The primary illusion is that I am a separate, lonely center of consciousness and action, placed in a world that is not me.

Security is an illusion. The desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing.

Most human beings eat the menu instead of the dinner.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

It is easier to appear worthy of the positions one does not hold than of those one does.

The shadow of the flower upon the ground is not the flower.

The mirror of relationship reveals all illusions.

The musk deer runs frantically across the forest searching for the intoxicating scent that emanates from its own navel.

Why weep when you lose a counterfeit coin? Rejoice that the illusion has been broken and truth remains.

The wise sailor trims his sails to the wind; the wise seeker adapts his actions to cosmic dharma.

Speak the truth with kindness; a truth spoken with malice is a poison wrapped in silver foil.

The eagle soars above the clouds to escape the rain; elevate your mind above petty grievances to dwell in peace.

Look upon this fleeting world as a dream at night; awake, O traveler, and claim your immortal heritage.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

When the illusion of duality is destroyed, what remains is the boundless ocean of Consciousness, Bliss, and Peace.

Once upon a time, I dreamed I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. Suddenly I awoke, and there I was, unmistakably Zhuangzi. But I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.

The ego is not what you are. The ego is what the world thinks you are.

Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?

Why are you enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you?