May 2013
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““Then he paused for a second and he said, ‘Yeah, but sometimes I think it’s just...”
– Steve Jobs
March 2013
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Our master’s method of instruction was entirely different from that of ordinary instructors of learning. He would not explain any problem to the learner, but simply help him to get enlightened by putting him an abrupt but telling question. Shang Kwang, for instance, said to Bodhidharma, perhaps with a sigh: “I have no peace of mind. Might I ask you, sir, to pacify my mind?”...
“In, out.
Deep, slow.
Calm, ease.
Smile, release.
Present moment.
Wonderful...”
“Think neither of good nor of evil (make your mind pure from all idle thoughts),...”
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“Our master’s method of instruction was entirely different from that of...”
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“ZAZEN MEDITATION GUIDE - Chapter 2. Purposes in Zazen
In case you really...”
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February 2013
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“Then Allen said, “l’ve discovered a way to have a lot more time. In...”
– The Miracle of Mindfulness
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“I wonder if it’s possible to have a second chance at life? I don’t think so. I’m...”
– Kiera Behrens, Life Before Death
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“Death is a test of one’s maturity. Everyone has got to get through it on their...”
– Excerpt from ‘Life Before Death’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath#/?picture=333325404&index=1
Thich Nhat Hanh - On Enlightenment and Suffering
Insight is also enlightenment. To be aware that you are still alive, that you are walking on this beautiful planet—that is a form of enlightenment. That does not come just by itself. You have to be mindful in order to enjoy every step. And again, you have to preserve that enlightenment in order for happiness to continue. If you walk like someone who is running, happiness will stop. Small...
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“If you can focus your mind on the act of drinking, then happiness can come while...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh - On Drinking Tea
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Stilling The Mind
In his “Zen Fables for Today”, Richards McLean retells the following story:
“Why must I meditate in order to achieve enlightenment?” demanded the prince of the teacher. “I can study, I can pray. I can think on issues clearly. Why this silly emptying of mind?” “I will show you,” said the teacher, taking a bucket of water into the garden under the...
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“With Ignorance (avijja) as a condition— Kamma formations
(sankhara) arises;...”
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“Accustomed long to meditating on the whispered chosen
truths.
I have forgot...”
– Miralepa
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Excerpt - Cave In The Snow
Things that happen to her she neither objects nor supports - she neither pushes nor obstructs. She has this neutrality. She deals with what is happening without attaching any ego involvement to it. It’s not that she’s trying, the ego is just not there. I was amazed by her reaction when she was trapped in her cave and she thought she was going to die. I know if I had been in that...
The Six Wise Elephants
Six wise but blind elephants were discussing what humans were like. Failing to agree, they decided to determine what humans were like by direct experience. The first wise, blind elephant felt the human and declared, “Humans are flat.” The other wise, blind elephants, after feeling the human, agreed.
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Eight Verses on Training the Mind
By Geshe Lang-ri Tang-pa
Determined to accomplish The highest welfare of all sentient beings Who are more precious than wish-fulfilling jewels, I will practice holding them supremely dear. Whomever I accompany, I will practice seeing myself as the lowest amongst them, And sincerely cherish others supreme. In all my actions, I shall examine my mind, And the moment a wild thought arises,...
January 2013
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On vanity
Nasrudin appeared at court wearing a magnificient turban and asking for money for charity. ”You come here asking for money and yet you’re wearing an extremely expensive turban on your head. How much did that extraordinary thing cost?” asked the Sultan.
“It was a gift from someone very rich. And it’s worth, I believe, five hundred gold coins,” replied the wise...
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A letter written by Jeffrey Dahmers father :
Initially of course, I couldn’t believe that it was really Jeff who had done the things the police had accused him of.
How could anyone believe that his son could do such things? I had been in the actual places where they said he had done them. I had been in rooms and basements which at other moments, according to the police, had been nothing less than a slaughterhouse. I had looked in my...
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December 2012
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“‘Telling a story is like a slow, meandering way of getting to a point, but...”
– Chan Yoong Chia
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“The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open...”
– Rene Descartes, Discourse
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“Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed, for every...”
– Descartes, Discourse
November 2012
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“Whereas every case can be seen by no less than seven points of view, all of...”
– Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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September 2012
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August 2012
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