On association…
Whenever we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
~ John Muir ~
World
On long life..
Why do people want to live longer? Would you want to live longer? Would you want to live longer so you can indulge in the finer things that life has to offer, or so you can help others find happiness and help them diffuse their suffering?
Do you want to live longer for you? Or for [...]
At the end if the day…
At the end of the day, I have to ask myself… was I a better person and did I did I do more of what was needed than yesterday?
Decision 2008
The American election is but over and decided. Junior Senator Barak Obama from Illinois has won and will be the 44th President starting January 2009. He has defeated a much older John McCain.
I’ve been reading peoples blogs, posts and comments surrounding his win over the past couple of hours (and indeed, also received several text [...]
On the self..
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
~ Dogen ~
Silence and Surrender
To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders
~ Unknown ~
Usefulness of Emptiness
If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.
~ Buddha ~
On being rich..
You are really rich when you enjoy yourself as you are, when you are contented with what you have.
~ Shanti ~
On believing blindly..
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do [...]
On Importance..
You think you are great.
You think you are very special.
Yeah… everybody does!
Nobody is great, nobody is special.
We are all tiny human beings we cannot even see when looking from the sky!
~ Nhasti ~