Beyond the Known
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Takuin Minamoto:
🦋 365 Days of Exploration
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#contemplation · #introspection · #meditation · #nonduality
🦋 365 Days of Exploration
Download the free e-book (PDF):
📘 https://magnetic-ink.dk/pub/btk.pdf
#contemplation · #introspection · #meditation · #nonduality
What if your spiritual journey was negated?
If you woke up tomorrow and your search was gone, if nothing were left, what would you do?
If you woke up tomorrow and your search was gone, if nothing were left, what would you do?
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 AM
What if your spiritual journey was negated?
If you woke up tomorrow and your search was gone, if nothing were left, what would you do?
If you woke up tomorrow and your search was gone, if nothing were left, what would you do?
Look at the world, as it is.
Can you see it?
Can you see it?
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Look at the world, as it is.
Can you see it?
Can you see it?
A mind that is whole is incapable of taking wrong actions.
There are no actions to take…
There are no actions to take…
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
A mind that is whole is incapable of taking wrong actions.
There are no actions to take…
There are no actions to take…
If the self hopes to be compassionate, is compassion there at all?
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 AM
If the self hopes to be compassionate, is compassion there at all?
This is your life.
Only your discoveries, free from the muddy paw prints of others, shine in the darkness.
Only your discoveries, free from the muddy paw prints of others, shine in the darkness.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This is your life.
Only your discoveries, free from the muddy paw prints of others, shine in the darkness.
Only your discoveries, free from the muddy paw prints of others, shine in the darkness.
Is it in your mind that enlightened people should follow a certain path, dress a certain way, or talk a certain way?
Are you looking for truth, or more comfort?
Are you looking for truth, or more comfort?
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Is it in your mind that enlightened people should follow a certain path, dress a certain way, or talk a certain way?
Are you looking for truth, or more comfort?
Are you looking for truth, or more comfort?
Thought is the only suffering. Nothing else.
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Thought is the only suffering. Nothing else.
Consciousness is the same as the content it contains.
There is no consciousness if there is no experience, no memory, no thought.
There is no consciousness if there is no experience, no memory, no thought.
January 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Consciousness is the same as the content it contains.
There is no consciousness if there is no experience, no memory, no thought.
There is no consciousness if there is no experience, no memory, no thought.
All belief is the same.
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
All belief is the same.
The should be and the IS can never meet.
One is the world of thought; the other is beyond thought.
One is the world of thought; the other is beyond thought.
January 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
The should be and the IS can never meet.
One is the world of thought; the other is beyond thought.
One is the world of thought; the other is beyond thought.
Separation is violence.
Yet one hopes to be free of pain and suffering through separation, creating more violence.
Separation can never bring unity.
Yet one hopes to be free of pain and suffering through separation, creating more violence.
Separation can never bring unity.
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Separation is violence.
Yet one hopes to be free of pain and suffering through separation, creating more violence.
Separation can never bring unity.
Yet one hopes to be free of pain and suffering through separation, creating more violence.
Separation can never bring unity.
Nature is something thought cannot touch.
Thought can create glorious structures, but it can do absolutely nothing about nature.
Only awe in its presence.
Thought can create glorious structures, but it can do absolutely nothing about nature.
Only awe in its presence.
January 8, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Nature is something thought cannot touch.
Thought can create glorious structures, but it can do absolutely nothing about nature.
Only awe in its presence.
Thought can create glorious structures, but it can do absolutely nothing about nature.
Only awe in its presence.
Methods and systems are not the answer.
And that includes any method or system of your own creation.
And that includes any method or system of your own creation.
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Methods and systems are not the answer.
And that includes any method or system of your own creation.
And that includes any method or system of your own creation.
If you want the right person in your life because you think it will complete you, it is the wrong direction.
You are already full and complete.
Perfection is there, share it with everyone.
You are already full and complete.
Perfection is there, share it with everyone.
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM
If you want the right person in your life because you think it will complete you, it is the wrong direction.
You are already full and complete.
Perfection is there, share it with everyone.
You are already full and complete.
Perfection is there, share it with everyone.
No effort.
Be quiet.
Be still.
Be quiet.
Be still.
January 5, 2026 at 5:25 AM
No effort.
Be quiet.
Be still.
Be quiet.
Be still.
Don't worry over consciousness. It really is not so important.
You have no consciousness.
You have no consciousness.
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Don't worry over consciousness. It really is not so important.
You have no consciousness.
You have no consciousness.
Why would you sit at the feet of the master? Your feet are just as holy as his.
If the master is not willing to sit at your feet, please use them to quickly walk away.
If the master is not willing to sit at your feet, please use them to quickly walk away.
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Why would you sit at the feet of the master? Your feet are just as holy as his.
If the master is not willing to sit at your feet, please use them to quickly walk away.
If the master is not willing to sit at your feet, please use them to quickly walk away.
You already have the strength to fully sit with what is.
You are born encompassing all that is.
Allow this freedom to live as it will.
You are born encompassing all that is.
Allow this freedom to live as it will.
January 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
You already have the strength to fully sit with what is.
You are born encompassing all that is.
Allow this freedom to live as it will.
You are born encompassing all that is.
Allow this freedom to live as it will.
Take this, the first day of the year, and resolve to live fully.
Begin with gratitude for all living creatures.
Begin, not to teach, but to learn.
Understand humanity is not us and them, but only us.
There is only One, and nothing else.
Begin with gratitude for all living creatures.
Begin, not to teach, but to learn.
Understand humanity is not us and them, but only us.
There is only One, and nothing else.
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Take this, the first day of the year, and resolve to live fully.
Begin with gratitude for all living creatures.
Begin, not to teach, but to learn.
Understand humanity is not us and them, but only us.
There is only One, and nothing else.
Begin with gratitude for all living creatures.
Begin, not to teach, but to learn.
Understand humanity is not us and them, but only us.
There is only One, and nothing else.
How have you lived your life during the last 365 days?
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
How have you lived your life during the last 365 days?
We sit to see, not to change.
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We sit to see, not to change.
See this for yourself, and do not take my word for it.
Go there and find out, and you will never again ask how to live your life.
Go there and find out, and you will never again ask how to live your life.
December 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
See this for yourself, and do not take my word for it.
Go there and find out, and you will never again ask how to live your life.
Go there and find out, and you will never again ask how to live your life.
The ego is built from what has come before.
This is clear, and easy to see.
This is clear, and easy to see.
December 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The ego is built from what has come before.
This is clear, and easy to see.
This is clear, and easy to see.
It is the greatest difficulty one might come up against…
…how to see.
…how to see.
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
It is the greatest difficulty one might come up against…
…how to see.
…how to see.
Can memory tell us anything about the present moment?
Or can it only be held in front of reality as a filter?
Or can it only be held in front of reality as a filter?
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Can memory tell us anything about the present moment?
Or can it only be held in front of reality as a filter?
Or can it only be held in front of reality as a filter?