I t is written: "And Abel, he also brought." The "he" is what he brought: he brought himself. Only when a man brings himself, too, is his sacrifice valid. synagogue quote 2756 | Martin Buber Martin Buber’s ten rungs, collected Hassidic saying, p.53 share
I n the Scriptures we read: "When any man of you bringeth an offering unto the Lord !' Only he who brings himself to God as an offering may be called man. synagogue quote 2741 | Martin Buber Martin Buber’s ten rungs, collected Hassidic saying, p.19 share
I am is a vain thought; I am not is a vain thought; I shall be is a vain thought;I shall not be is a vain thought. temple_buddhist quote 2506 | Buddha Sakyamuni Majjhima Nikaya, 140 share
N ot making special effort to like or to dislike does not mean not to like or dislike at all. A person behaving so would be devoid of consciousness. To say 'not to make a special effort' merely means that one's like and dislike completely follow the Principle of Nature and that one does not go on to attach to that situation a bit of selfish thought. This amounts to having neither likes nor dislikes. candle quote 2441 | Wang Yangming Wang Wen-ch'eng Kung ch'uan-shu, or Complete Works of Wang Yang-ming, Instruction for a Practical Living, 1: 47b-49b, in Wing-Tsit Chan, Chinese Philosophy, Chapter 35 share