Brainy Thoughts

“There are no justified resentments.”

Author unknown.

“Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.”

Zen Proverb

Zen is a school of Buddhism originating in China during the 6th century. Zen emphasizes the attainment of enlightenment and the personal expression of direct insight in the Buddhist teachings. Zen de-emphasizes mere knowledge of doctrine and favors direct understanding through zazen and interaction with an accomplished teacher.

“The Absolute is unknowable exactly because it’s beyond knowing, or beyond the reach of the consciousness itself. Those that have attained such a state of awareness report that it can’t be described and can have no meaning for anyone without experience of that context. Nonetheless, this is the true state of Reality, universally and eternally – we merely fail to recognise it. Such a recognition is the essence of enlightenment and the final resolution of the evolution of consciousness, to the point of self-transcendence.”

David Hawkins (1927 – 2012)

Physician, author, lecturer, and researcher of consciousness. Pioneer psychiatrist bringing major clinical breakthroughs, especially in the treatment of schizophrenia and alcoholism. Co-authored Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate chemist Linus Pauling, initiating a new field within psychiatry.