From John Steinbeck: “I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There isContinue reading “Quote of the day 08/09/24”
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Quote of the day 08/08/24
From John Steinbeck: “I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.”
Quote of the day 07/28/24
From George Berkeley: “In vain do we extend our view into the heavens, and pry into the entrails of the earth, in vain do we consult the writings of learned men, and trace the dark footsteps of antiquity; we need only draw the curtain of words, to behold the fairest tree of knowledge, whose fruitContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/28/24”
Quote of the day 07/26/24
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Quote of the day 07/24/24
From Zhuangzi: “During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.”
Quote of the day 07/23/24
From Zhuangzi: There was an old and crooked oak tree by the village shrine, every branch twisted and gnarled. The tree was large enough to shade several thousand oxen and was a hundred spans around. It towered above the hilltops with its lowest branches eighty feet from the ground. More than ten of its branchesContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/23/24”
Quote of the day 07/20/24
From Zhuangzi: “The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you’ve gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where canContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/20/24”
Quote of the day 07/10/24
From Nagarjuna: “The whole world is cause and effect; excluding this, there is no sentient being. From factors which are empty, empty factors originate. Those who impute origination to even very subtle entities are unwise and have not seen the meaning of conditioned origination. There is nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed.Continue reading “Quote of the day 07/10/24”
Quote of the day 07/02/24
From Zhuangzi: “Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether IContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/02/24”
Quote of the day 07/01/24
From Cormac McCarthy: “He sat there for a long time and after a while the east did gray and after a while the right and godmade sun did rise, once again, for all and without distinction.”
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