Tenzin PalmoThe more you realize, the more you realize there is nothing to realize. The idea that there's somewhere we have got to get to, and something we have to attain, is our basic delusion.
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The more you realize, the more you realize there is nothing to realize. The idea that there's somewhere we have got to get to, and something we have to attain, is our basic delusion. This quote by Po Chu-I is about the nature of enlightenment. It does not point anywhere in particular.
It expresses the idea that even when we understand something fully, it still leaves us unsatisfied. We are never completely satisfied because there is always some new thing to understand. We cannot say that we have rid ourselves of delusions until we are no longer deluded about anything at all.
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