Poems

May 11, 1895 - February 17, 1986.

"Truth is a pathless land
and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.
Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized;
nor should any organization be formed to lead or to coerce people along any particular path.
My only concern is to set humanity absolutely, unconditionally free."

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"You are accustomed to being told how far you have advanced, what your spiritual state is.
How childish. Who but yourself can tell whether you are beautiful or ugly within?"

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"The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
It is a most extraordinary thing that although most of us are opposed to political tyranny and dictatorship,
we inwardly accept the authority, the tyranny, of another to twist our minds and our way of life."

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"Freedom is not a reaction: freedom is not choice.
It is man's pretence that because he has choice he is free.
Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment and reward.
Freedom is without motive; freedom is not at the end of the evolution of man
but lies in the first step of his existence.
In observation one begins to discover the lack of freedom.
Freedom is found in the choiceless awareness of our daily existence and activity."