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”
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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 07/15/24
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 07/11/24
From Nagarjuna: “With all its many risks, this life enduresNo more than windblown bubbles in a stream.How marvelous to breathe in and out again,To fall asleep and then awake refreshed.”
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 07/09/24
From Nagarjuna: “Since all is empty, all is possible.”
Quote of the day 07/05/24
From Zhuangzi: “A frog in a well cannot discuss the ocean, because he is limited by the size of his well. A summer insect cannot discuss ice, because it knows only its own season. A narrow-minded scholar cannot discuss the Tao, because he is constrained by his teachings. Now you have come out of yourContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/05/24”
Quote of the day 07/04/24
From Zhuangzi: “You have only to rest in inaction and things will transform themselves. Smash your form and body, spit out hearing and eyesight, forget you are a thing among other things, and you may join in great unity with the deep and boundless.”
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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