From Matthew Arnold: We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still; In mystery our soul abides.
Tag Archives: meaning
Quote of the day 05/02/25
From R.H. Blyth: “The meaning, the object of our life, is the state of being unborn, age-less, immortal, which is our real nature and the nature of all things.”
Quote of the day 05/01/25
From Confucius: “If a man sees Truth in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret.”
Quote of the day 04/30/25
From E-No: “Be free. Don’t be bound by your choosings and wantings. Never mind your sins. Act your desires. Act your Desire. Do not abide in delusion, do not abide in enlightenment. Do not let the mind dwell on goodness or evil. Things and the self are void.”
Quote of the day 04/29/25
From the Shinjinmei: “The Way is not difficult; only there must be no wanting or not wanting.”
Quote of the day 04/27/25
From Taliessin: “The wind without flesh, without bone, without veins, without feet, is strong; the wind has no wants, but the sea whitens when he comes out of nothing.”
Quote of the day 04/07/25
From the Hekiganrobu: “To meet with ill fortune is to meet with good fortune. To meet with submission is to meet with an enemy.”
Quote of the day 04/03/25
From R.H. Blyth: “We are to ask fervently, to seek passionately, to knock madly – but it must be for nothing. When our self is all asked, sought, knocked away, everything is given, found, opened.”
Quote of the day 04/02/25
From R.H. Blyth: “…poetry, like religion, must be ascetic, must have the element of poverty in it.”
Quote of the day 04/01/25
From Lewis Carrol: “‘Tut, tut, child!’ said the Duchess. ‘Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.’”