Be Nobody (36 page)

9
. Rajneesh,
Tantra
, 73.

10
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.57.

11
. Matthew 6:25–34.

12
. Quoted in Joe Tichio,
Greatest Inspirational Quotes: 365 Days to More Happiness, Success, and Motivation
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013), 46.

13
. Bhagavad Gita 6.1.

14
. Bhagavad Gita 6.2.

15
. Quoted in Suhail Murtaza,
Reflections: A Collection of Essays on Life, Happiness, Roots, and Responsibility
(New York: Perseus Press, 2007), 79.

16
. Johan Huizinga,
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
(1938; repr., London: Routledge, 2008), 3.

17
. Ibid., 9.

18
. 18 William Sax, ed.,
The Gods at Play: Lila in South Asia
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 4.

19
. Bhagavad Gita 3.22, 25.

20
. Quoted in
Packers: Green, Gold and Glory
(New York: Sports Illustrated, 2013), 53.

21
. Lao-Tzu,
Tao Te Ching
, trans. Steven Mitchell (New York: Harper Perennial, 2009), chapter 68,
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html#75
.

22
. Matthew 18:1–4.

23
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.49.

24
. Ibid., 18.64.

25
. Quoted in Wayne W. Dyer,
Wisdom of the Ages: 60 Days to Enlightenment
(1998; repr., New York: William Morrow, 2002), 29.

26
. Norvin Hein, “Lila,” in
The Gods at Play: Lila in South Asia
, ed. William Sax (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 15.

27
. Quoted in Neal Ranzoni,
The Book on “Art Quotes”
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012), 45.

28
. Quoted in Cay Lang,
Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist
, 2nd ed. (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2006), x.

29
. Quoted in Ellen J. Langer,
Mindfulness
(1989; repr., Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 1990), 117.

30
. Cited in Csikszentmihalyi,
Flow
, 59.

31
. This quote, which circulates around the internet, is attributed to one Hans Bos, who apparently lives in Terre Haute, Indiana, and is neither a professional dancer nor writer. See
http://www.bdancer.com/HansBos.html
.

32
. Quoted in Joseph Campbell,
The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion,
2nd ed. (Novato, CA: New World Library, 2002), 92.

33
. Bhagavad Gita 5.8.

34
. Quoted in Meredith Gould,
Deliberate Acts of Kindness: Service as a Spiritual Practice
(Colorado Springs, CO: Image, 2002), 70.

35
. Bhagavad Gita 4.20.

Chapter 7

1
. Baggini,
The Ego Trick
, 7. A little later in his book, Baggini says, “The most important finding, which seems to be universally accepted by all researchers into the self and the brain, is that brain research has given up on the search for the pearl of the self” (28).

2
. Ibid
.,
69.

3
. Dhammapada 3.42–43. The translation is Thomas Byrom's
The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
(New York: Random House, 2010).

4
. Quoted in James R. Miller,
Voices from Earth: A Book of Gentle Wisdom
(Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing, 2006), 22.

5
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.35.

6
. Katha Upanishad 1.2.18.

7
. Tao Te Ching, chapter 1, trans. Mitchell.

8
. Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, verses 14–15.

9
. Mandukya Upanishad 7.

10
. Uttara Tantra 1.79–80.

11
. Lawrence Kushner,
The River of Light: Jewish Mystical Awareness
(1981; repr., Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1991), 122.

12
. For a comprehensive survey of ancient and modern “apophatic discourses” in the West, see William Franke, ed.,
On What Cannot Be Said: Apophatic Discourses in Philosophy, Religion, Literature, and the Arts
(Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007).

13
. Rajneesh,
Tantra
, 12.

14
. Ibid, 5.

15
. Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, verse 124.

16
. Ibid., verse 61.

17
. Ibid., verse 62.

18
. Roy J. Matthew, “Psychoactive Agents and the Self,” in
The Lost Self: Pathologies of Brain and Identity
, eds. Todd E. Feinberg and Julian Paul Keenan (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005).

19
. Quoted in Baggini,
The Ego Trick
, 202–203.

20
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.18.

21
. Chögyam Trungpa,
The Myth of Freedom: and the Way of Meditation
(Boston: Shambhala, 2002), 6.

22
. Ibid., 104–105 (emphasis added).

23
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.65, 60.

24
. Ashtavakra Gita 18.59.

25
. Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.6–7.

26
. Uttara Tantra 1.149.

27
. Uttara Tantra 1.154.

28
. Philippians 4:7.

29
. Philippians 2:2–4.

30
. Philippians 2:5–8.

31
. Ashtavakra Gita 15.15.

32
. Sly and the Family Stone, “Everyday People,”
Stand!
(Epic, 1968). The complete lyrics can be found at
www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sly_and_the_family_stone/everyday_people.html
.

33
. Quoted in Eleanor “Ndidi” Hooks,
Finding Joy—Finding Yourself
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013), 57.

34
. Quoted in Jon Kabat-Zinn,
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
(New York: Delta, 1990), 165.

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•  •  •

All translations from Sanskrit and Pali texts cited in this book are my own unless otherwise noted:

Ashtavakra Gita

Badarayana's Vedantasutras

Bhagavad Gita

Bodhicaryavatara (
Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
)

Katha Upanishad

Maha Satipatthana Suttanta

Mandukya Upanishad

Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamaka Karika (
Root Verses on the Middle Way
)

Shvetashvatara Upanishad

Vajracchedika Sutra (
Diamond Cutter Sutra
)

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra

Yoga Sutra

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