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Quote of the day 01/17/25

From R.H. Blyth: “The importance and unimportance of the self cannot be exaggerated.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtJanuary 17, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Buddhism, eastern philosophy, meaning, philosophy, quotes, R.H. Blyth, self, understanding, Zen BuddhismLeave a comment on Quote of the day 01/17/25

Quote of the day 12/07/24

From Lao Tzu: “The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtDecember 7, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:eastern philosophy, individual, individuality, Lao Tzu, philosophy, quotes, self, TaoismLeave a comment on Quote of the day 12/07/24

Quote of the day 11/29/24

From Lao Tzu: “At the center of your beingyou have the answer;you know who you areand you know what you want.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtNovember 29, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:contentment, eastern philosophy, Lao Tzu, philosophy, quotes, self, TaoismLeave a comment on Quote of the day 11/29/24

Quote of the day 10/21/24

From Desiderius Erasmus: “The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtOctober 21, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:contentment, Desiderius Erasmus, happiness, meaning, philosophy, quotes, self, understandingLeave a comment on Quote of the day 10/21/24

Quote of the day 08/23/24

From Ludwig Wittgenstein: “Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtAugust 23, 2024August 23, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:deception, knowledge, Ludwig Wittgenstein, meaning, philosophy, quotes, self, understanding1 Comment on Quote of the day 08/23/24

Quote of the day 08/01/24

From George Berkeley: “I know what I mean by the term I and myself; and I know this immediately, or intuitively, though I do not perceive it as I perceive a triangle, a colour, or a sound.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtAugust 1, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:George Berkeley, knowledge, philosophy, quotes, self, understandingLeave a comment on Quote of the day 08/01/24

Quote of the day 05/30/24

From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just as you are.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtMay 30, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Buddhism, identity, meaning, philosophy, purpose, quotes, self, Thich Nhat HanhLeave a comment on Quote of the day 05/30/24

Quote of the day 05/21/24

From Alan Watts: “The more a person knows of himself, the more he will hesitate to define his nature and to assert what he must necessarily feel, and the more he will be astounded at his capacity to feel in unsuspected and unpredictable ways.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtMay 21, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Alan Watts, feeling, knowledge, life, meaning, nature, philosophy, quotes, selfLeave a comment on Quote of the day 05/21/24

Quote of the day 05/18/24

From Alan Watts: “In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtMay 18, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Alan Watts, philosophy, quotes, self, truth, world1 Comment on Quote of the day 05/18/24

Quote of the day 05/17/24

From Alan Watts: “A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself, until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position.”

Posted byKevin WarstadtMay 17, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Alan Watts, life, meaning, philosophy, quotes, selfLeave a comment on Quote of the day 05/17/24

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