Enlightenment is not an
Enlightenment is not an attainment; it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed? Dan Millman
Blind Man
There is a master
There is a master way with words that cannot be learned but instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing, a silent man, when given a piece of paper. Criss Jami
Fear of an enemy
Fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they themselves make in the world. Cormac McCarthy
A man without the
A man without the Holy Ghost is a blind man. He may not know it but that’s what blindness is all about. A blind man is not just someone who cannot see, he can see alright, but all he sees is darkness. It’s the same thing in the realm of the spirit. A blind man … Read more
It is only the
It is only the story…that saves our progeny from blundering like blind beggars into the spikes of the cactus fence.The story is our escort;without it,we are blind.Does the blind man own his escort?No,neither do we the story;rather,it is the story that owns us. Chinua Achebe
When a mortal man
When a mortal man speaks anything of that eternal blessedness of the saints in glory, he is like a blind man discoursing about the light which he has never seen, and so cannot distinctly speak anything concerning it. He also said that In a way it is akin to a man writing a travel guide … Read more
Oh, without prayer what
Oh, without prayer what are the church’s agencies, but the stretching out of a dead man’s arm, or the lifting up of the lid of a blind man’s eye? Only when the Holy Spirit comes is there any life and force and power. Charles Spurgeon
And how did little
And how did little Tim behave?” asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart’s content. “As good as gold,” said Bob, “and better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, … Read more
A mathematician is a
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn’t there. Charles Darwin
What good can the
What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man? Chanakya