Great Unraveling - Blue Cliff Records Quotes

Siddharameshwar Maharaj to Nisargadatta Maharaj: “You are not who you take yourself to be.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj: (paraphrased) “…
It is the consciousness prior to the eyelids which “sees…”
…all experiences will lead you to is more experiences…expect nothing from experiences…”
if you can forget it or remember it it is not you, therefore discard it.”
If someone says something mean to you in a foreign language are you offended?

Ramana Maharishi: “Go back the way you came.”
Prakashananda Baba: “If I tell you my experience I will think I had it…spiritual experiences are just ego…”
“You don’t want libeation, if you have liberation you won’t be there to appreciate it.”

Enquiry Koan:
What is the state of enlightenment made of?
What is the house you dreamed of made of?
Is there Zen prior to the word Zen?
Is there Zen prior to the word Zen?
Is there Zen practice prior to perception?
Without perception, is there a mind with sky, birds and Buddha?
Is there oneness without thought?
Is there oneness without words and meanings?
Is there oneness without perception?

A monk asked Ummon, “What is it when no thought is stirring and nothing presents itself?”
Ummon replied, “No preaching on oneness.”

Zen Saying:
 The Great Way is easy for those with no preferences.
 By looking to it you are looking away from it.
 By looking for it you look away from it.
 Snowflakes never fall in the wrong place.
 A monkey grabs at the reflection of the moon.
 The Absolute is closer then your breath
 Nesting in enlightenment is called the stagnant waters of transcendence

Nagarjuna: “There are no similarities, there are no differences Unperceived
Nagarjuna: “There is no duality, there is no unity, (non-duality)”

Buddha Diamond Sutra: “We refer to it as a world, but there is no world.”
Buddha Diamond Sutra: “…We refer to it as a being, but there is no being“.…No being has ever entered Nrvana…”
Buddha Diamond Sutra: “Give up all perceptions of objects.”