September 2010
August 2010
“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the...”
– Theodore Isaac Rubin
“Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the...”
– Tao Te Ching
“I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.”
– Franz Kafka
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become...
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chromozomez asked: aaaaaaah mahalos for the stimulation <3
“Indian religion is interwoven into your life. Everything, the way you live, the...”
– Ron Barton
I can't help but find greatness in the minority.
Impermanence
We need to learn to appreciate the value of impermanence. If we are in good health and are aware of impermanence, we will take good care of ourselves. When we know that the person we love is impermanent, we will cherish our beloved all the more. Impermanence teaches us to respect and value every moment and all the precious things around us and inside of us.
“I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me...”
– J.D. Salinger
“Do not seek the truth.
Only cease to cherish opinions.”
– Zen Saying
The Intellectual Elite vs. You: The...
“My advice to myself and to everyone else, particularly young people, is to turn...”
– Timothy Leary
“The you that you think of as you (and that thinks of you as you, and so on) is...”
– Jed McKenna
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“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a...”
– Carl Sagan
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“A man who never makes mistakes is a mistake of Nature.”
– Leonid S. Sukhorukov
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rollytrismegistus-deactivated20 asked: i've spotted a couple weed related posts here, so i'll safely assume that you, as do i, smoke it--how often do you indulge in the amazing plant called cannabis? & also, if i recall correctly, you said you were going to see the dalai lama in san jose in october? i was wondering if you were going to the teaching at SJSU on the 12th or the Gyuto Vajrayana Center on the 13th. i myself am...
“Ego covers up basic goodness. What is ego covering up? It’s covering up...”
– Pema Chodron
A much needed vacation.
My online activity should wane in between dates 9/1-9/9 as I will be in the Bahamas. There is also a possibility that hurricane Earl could pay me a visit so please keep me in your thoughts as I will need it for my safe travels.
Please do share your experiences if you have been there. I’ve done all the research I can during my stay, however, some of you may be able to provide unique...
“Question: Gossip has value in self-revelation, especially in revealing others to...”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai, California, Tuesday 10th March, 1983 (via lucyphermann)
“The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will...”
– Edwin H. Friedman (via bodymindandsoul) (via marcelvonkafka)
“The more real you get, the more unreal everything else is.”
– John Lennon (via parkstepp) (via awakeinthedream) (via paganbuddha) (via purehemp)
“Love is everywhere, it has no distance. All you have to do is stop the...”
– Matt Zotti
“The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been...”
– Andrew Ross (via 500daysofkissingmypillow) (via quote-book) (via heartmindspirit)
“When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and...”
– Linus Pauling
“You don’t know anything. You’ve been given tons of bad information your whole...”
– Mr. Johanson, my philosophy professor
This quote is verbatim. Took the goddamn words right out of my mouth - surprised the holy hell out of me. I’m going to like this class. (via justinfinity)
“We each have a choice: to approach life as a creator or a critic, a lover or a...”
– Unknown
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“Enlightenment is your ego’s biggest disappointment.”
– Unknown
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“Never give children a chance of imagining that anything exists in isolation....”
– Aldous Huxley, Island
“Psychedelic experience is only a glimpse of genuine mystical insight, but a...”
– Alan Watts
“Don’t just eat a mushroom stem and see colors, eat the whole bag and see...”
– Doug Stanhope
Disregarding information you perceive as ignorant...
“The easiest way to get brainwashed is to be born.”
– Robert Anton Wilson