David Given Schwarm

A Difficult Choice I’m Glad I Made

MARRIAGE Marriage

The demon of sexuality comes to our soul like a serpent. It is half a human soul and is called thought-desire. The demon of spirituality descends into our soul like a white bird. It is half a human soul and is called desire-thought. The serpent is an earthly soul, half demonic, a spirit, and related…

Jog

What is in my Pockets

32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha

A philosopher asked Buddha: “Without words, without the wordless, will you tell me truth?” The Buddha kept silence. The philosopher bowed and thanked the Buddha, saying: “With your loving kindness I have cleared away my delusions and entered the true path.” After the philosopher had gone, Ananda asked the Buddha what he had attained. The…