From Śāntideva: “We should at once cast far away our mind’s attachments: Tinder for the fiery flames of hate.”
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Quote of the day 05/16/25
From R.H. Blyth: “…what Roshi is urging us to lose is such things as self-respect, our immortal souls, our wish to live, our pleasure in life, and so on. Of course, we shall get them all back again, but changed out of all recognition.”
Quote of the day 05/15/25
From Roshi: “He who studies gains something every day: he who follows the Way loses something every day.”
Quote of the day 05/14/25
From Patmore: To have nought Is to have all things without care or thought
Quote of the day 05/09/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Roshi, speaking of the man who follows the Way, says, ‘He is like a child alone, careless, unattached, devoid of ambition.’”
Quote of the day 05/06/25
From R.H. Blyth: “However long or short your life is, it is a complete one. Whether the wind comes from the heat of the sun or the coolness of the moon, it is the wind; to fill every moment of a life with living, that is to be like the lily, the plant and flowerContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/06/25”
Quote of the day 05/05/25
From Hakuin: “We see all phenomena as eternal realities, yet as phenomena; whether we go or whether we return, for us there is no movement.”
Quote of the day 05/05/25
From Hakuin: “We see all phenomena as eternal realities, yet as phenomena; whether we go or whether we return, for us there is no movement.”
Quote of the day 05/03/25
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.
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.”
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