{"id":43319,"date":"2017-04-12T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T19:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/?p=43319"},"modified":"2020-07-12T19:44:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T23:44:16","slug":"the-disease-of-the-mind-send-tsan-quote-illustrated-cc-by-lemasney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2017\/04\/12\/the-disease-of-the-mind-send-tsan-quote-illustrated-cc-by-lemasney\/","title":{"rendered":"illustrated quote: &#8220;To set what you like against what you dislike&#8217;, cc-by lemasney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WCysD9kXw4E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, friends! It&#8217;s John and this time I&#8217;m talking about using Inkscape to illustrate a Zen quote. This quote is &#8220;To set up what you like against what you don&#8217;t like &#8212; this is the disease of the mind ~ Seng-Ts&#8217;an&#8221; If we can find compassion, especially with those we disagree with, we make progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like it please thumbs-up or share! If you like my videos, please subscribe for more! I&#8217;m always looking for ways to connect with people about tech, design, teaching, and lots of other topics. If you think we should talk, connect with me at https:\/\/about.me\/lemasney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"43322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2017\/04\/12\/the-disease-of-the-mind-send-tsan-quote-illustrated-cc-by-lemasney\/disease-of-the-mind\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"disease of the mind cc-by lemasney\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;disease of the mind cc-by lemasney&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;disease of the mind cc-by lemasney&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?resize=1000%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"disease of the mind cc-by lemasney\" class=\"wp-image-43322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>disease of the mind cc-by lemasney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry. Edited by Stephen Mitchell. Harper and Row, NY. 1989 \u00a0The Mind of Absolute Trust \u00a0The great way isn&#8217;t difficult for those who are unattached to their preferences. \u00a0Let go of longing and aversion, and everything will be perfectly clear. \u00a0When you cling to a hairbreadth of distinction, heaven and earth are set apart. \u00a0If you want to realize the truth, don&#8217;t be for or against. \u00a0The struggle between good and evil is the primal disease of the mind. \u00a0Not grasping the deeper meaning, you just trouble your minds serenity. \u00a0As vast as infinite space, it is perfect and lacks nothing. \u00a0But because you select and reject, you can&#8217;t perceive its true nature. \u00a0Don&#8217;t get entangled in the world; don&#8217;t lose yourself in emptiness. \u00a0Be at peace in the oneness of things, and all errors will disappear by themselves. \u00a0If you don&#8217;t live the Tao, you fall into assertion or denial. \u00a0Asserting that the world is real, you are blind to its deeper reality; \u00a0denying that the world is real, you are blind to the selflessness of all things. \u00a0The more you think about these matters, the farther you are from the truth. \u00a0Step aside from all thinking, and there is nowhere you can&#8217;t go. \u00a0Returning to the root, you find the meaning; \u00a0chasing appearances, you lose there source. \u00a0At the moment of profound insight, you transcend both appearance and emptiness. \u00a0Don&#8217;t keep searching for the truth; just let go of your opinions. \u00a0For the mind in harmony with the Tao, all selfishness disappears. \u00a0With not even a trace of self-doubt, you can trust the universe completely. \u00a0All at once you are free, with nothing left to hold on to. \u00a0All is empty, brilliant, perfect in its own being. \u00a0In the world of things as they are, there is no self, no non self. \u00a0If you want to describe its essence, the best you can say is &#8220;Not-two.&#8221; \u00a0In this &#8220;Not-two&#8221; nothing is separate, and nothing in the world is excluded. \u00a0The enlightened of all times and places have entered into this truth. \u00a0In it there is no gain or loss; one instant is ten thousand years. \u00a0There is no here, no there; infinity is right before your eyes. \u00a0The tiny is as large as the vast when objective boundaries have vanished; \u00a0the vast is as small as the tiny when you don&#8217;t have external limits. \u00a0Being is an aspect of non-being; non-being is no different from being. \u00a0Until you understand this truth, you won&#8217;t see anything clearly. \u00a0One is all; all are one. When you realize this, what reason for holiness or wisdom? \u00a0The mind of absolute trust is beyond all thought, all striving, \u00a0is perfectly at peace, for in it there is no yesterday, no today, no tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p><cite>&#8211; Seng-ts&#8217;an: The Mind of Absolute Trust from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonduality.com\/seng.htm\">http:\/\/www.nonduality.com\/seng.htm<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Inkscape to illustrate text cc-by lemasney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,19,7,18,3659,1128,4110,3658,3070,3654,21,23,29,31,32,5],"tags":[403,938],"class_list":{"0":"post-43319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-image","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brand","8":"category-classes-presentations","9":"category-consulting","10":"category-cv","11":"category-design-principles","12":"category-illustration","13":"category-inkscape-portfolio","14":"category-instructional-technology","15":"category-open-source-consulting","16":"category-portfolio","17":"category-professional-activities","18":"category-professional-experience","19":"category-research-interests","20":"category-teaching","21":"category-teaching-experience","22":"category-technology","23":"tag-illustration","24":"tag-youtube","25":"post_format-post-format-image","26":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/disease-of-the-mind.png?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3h6y2-bgH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42993,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2016\/01\/07\/what-i-love-about-inkscape-cc-by-lemasney-152-in-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":43319,"position":0},"title":"What I love about Inkscape cc-by lemasney (1\/52)","author":"lemsy","date":"2016-01-07","format":false,"excerpt":"Learn how to design your own original waveform tattoo with Inkscape, Audacity, and Linux! 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