From Katha Sarit Sagara: “Why should we cling to this perishable body? In the eye of the wise, the only thing it is good for is to benefit one’s fellow-creatures.”
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Quote of the day 06/10/25
From R.H. Blyth: “In conclusion, let us say that Shakespeare had a religion, a religion which could ask and answer the question which Macduff asked, when his wife and children were all murdered at one fell swoop: ‘Did heaven look on, And would not take their part?’ What is the answer to the question? ItContinue reading “Quote of the day 06/10/25”
Quote of the day 06/09/25
From R.H. Blyth: “It is only the simple but far-reaching fact that Goodness is on the side of goodness rather than badness, that is to say, the fact that evil in its own nature destroys itself, that makes Iago a failure.”
Quote of the day 05/29/25
From R.H. Blyth: “The outside of our mind remains full of fears, prejudices and cravings, yet not the same as before, because deep down inside there is the consciousness that All is Good without comparison or difference. Or to put it in another way, just as the hard horny hands of the young farmer doContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/29/25”
Quote of the day 04/13/25
From R.H. Blyth: “The attitude of Zen is, Follow the Self, and all these things, goodness, purity, compassion, will be added unto you. That is, do not attach yourself even to goodness, to ideals, to Zen itself.”
Quote of the day 04/11/25
From R.H. Blyth: “What Zen wishes us to do is let go of the ordinary goodness of philanthropy and duty, and the badness of tyranny and cruelty, and live always in the Goodness, dissolved in it, sublimed in it.”
Quote of the day 03/31/25
From William Wordsworth: “The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.”
Quote of the day 03/25/25
From R.H. Blyth: On Don Quixote: “The object of a Knight Errant … is not to judge men, not to think of their goodness or badness, but only of their misfortunes … this applies to all men and women equally; old and young, rich and poor, good and bad … His attitude to other peopleContinue reading “Quote of the day 03/25/25”
Quote of the day 01/09/25
From William Blake: “Mercy is the golden chain by which society is bound together.”
Quote of the day 01/04/25
From William Blake: “The most sublime act is to set another before you.”
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