Douglas Harding

We are all more

We are all more or less ill till we find -Self-enquiry our Oneness with everyone else. Douglas Harding

Whether looked at from outside or inside, bodies dissolve, matter vanishes, spirit remains – once we bother to go into the matter. “Spirit is the living body seen from within, and the body is the outer manifestation of the living spirit.” Extend this statement by Carl Jung to all bodies from electrons to galaxies, and … Read more

The human mind is

The human mind is not, as philosophers would have you think, a debating hall, but a picture gallery. Douglas Harding

Profound things are simple.

Profound things are simple. If it is not simple, it cannot be true. But simple things are difficult. Douglas Harding

When we dare to

When we dare to doubt what we are told and take a fresh look at what’s going on, we are in for lots of pleasant and fascinating and useful surprises. A new and more satisfying way of life begins to open up, just by noticing what we see. Douglas Harding

Isnt it the very

Isnt it the very last thing we feel grateful for – having happened? You needn’t have happened. But you did happen. Douglas Harding

Here is just emptiness.

Here is just emptiness. There is no getting my ego out of the way, and all that stuff. There is just the seeing, shining in great brilliance and clarity. Douglas Harding

Inwardly you are God,

Inwardly you are God, outwardly you are a person. Instead of thinking you are just a person, that appearance, you can awake to the power behind you, the safety within you, the source of inspiration and guidance at the heart of your human life. This enables you to be yourself even more so. Douglas Harding

How much harder it

How much harder it is to bear one’s splendor than one’s miseries! Douglas Harding

The result of observing

The result of observing only the universe is anxiety. Only observing the Observer of the universe will put a stop to a man’s worrying and fussing and scheming. When his interest is diverted inwards he naturally relaxes his hold – his stranglehold – on the outer world. Having withdrawn his capital and paid it into … Read more