From Zhuangzi: “Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!”
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Quote of the day 07/21/24
From Marcus Aurelius: “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized thatContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/21/24”
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 07/19/24
From Zhuangzi: Cook Ting was cutting up an ox for Lord Wen-hui. At every touch of his hand, every heave of his shoulder, every move of his feet, every thrust of his knee – zip! zoop! He slithered the knife along with a zing, and all was in perfect rhythm, as though he were performingContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/19/24”
Quote of the day 07/18/24
From the Dalai Lama: “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
Quote of the day 07/17/24
From the Dalai Lama: “In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.”
Quote of the day 07/16/24
From the Dalai Lama: “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.’”
Quote of the day 07/15/24
From the Dalai Lama: “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
Quote of the day 07/14/24
From the Dalai Lama: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Quote of the day 07/13/24
From the Dalai Lama: “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”