2010-04-23
the empiricist ...
thinks he believes only what he sees,
but he is much better at believing
than seeing
G. Santayana
2010-04-14
I cannot tell if what the world considers 'happiness'
is happiness or not.
All I know is that when I consider the way
they go about attaining it,
I see them carried away headlong,
grim and obsessed,
in the general onrush of the human herd,
unable to stop themselves
or to change their direction.
All the while they claim to be just on the point of attaining happiness
....Chuang-tzu.
2010-04-08
Behold, O monks, this is my last advice to you.
All component things in the world are changeable.
They are not lasting.
Work hard to gain your own salvation.
-- The Buddha
2010-04-07
So you should see all of the fleeting world;
A star at dawn, a bubble in the stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud;
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
A star at dawn, a bubble in the stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud;
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
-- The Diamond Sutra
2010-03-26
i used to get frustrated at how long it took me to finally understand an idea or concept
that's when i learned perseverance.
later, i got frustrated at how long it took everyone else to finally understand the same idea
that's when i learned patience.
now i've learned to enjoy the constant interplay between people and ideas, learning and growing
and that has taught me happiness.
that's when i learned perseverance.
later, i got frustrated at how long it took everyone else to finally understand the same idea
that's when i learned patience.
now i've learned to enjoy the constant interplay between people and ideas, learning and growing
and that has taught me happiness.
2010-03-13
i stand erect
i prepare for the onslaught
it's started to rain and i forgot my umbrella
i prepare for the onslaught
it's started to rain and i forgot my umbrella
