7/20 "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine."
- Arthur Eddington
7/21 "This is what should be done
By one who is skilled in goodness,
And who knows the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright,
Straightforward and gentle in speech.
Humble and not conceited,
Contented and easily satisfied.
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.
Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful,
Not proud and demanding in nature.
Let them not do the slightest thing
That the wise would later reprove."
- The Buddha's Words on Kindness
7/22 “To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.”
- Chinese Proverb
7/23 “Actually we are a vulgar, pushing mob whose passions are easily mobilized by demagogues, newspaper men, religious quacks, agitators and such like. To call this a society of free peoples is blasphemous. What have we to offer the world besides the superabundant loot which we recklessly plunder from the earth under the maniacal delusion that this insane activity represents progress and enlightenment?”
- Henry Miller
7/24 "The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man."
- Confucius
7/25 "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Muriel Strode
7/26 “Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.”
- Erich Fromm
Saturday, August 2, 2008
July 13 - 19
7/13 “Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”
- Wayne Dyer
7/14 "Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death."
- Anais Nin
7/15 “Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one inch toward uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half of the world fools and the other half hypocrites.”
- Thomas Jefferson
7/16 "We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want."
- Lao Tzu
7/17 "An artist is his own audience."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
7/18 "In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all."
- Alan Watts
7/19 “People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.”
- Oscar Wilde
- Wayne Dyer
7/14 "Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death."
- Anais Nin
7/15 “Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one inch toward uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half of the world fools and the other half hypocrites.”
- Thomas Jefferson
7/16 "We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want."
- Lao Tzu
7/17 "An artist is his own audience."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
7/18 "In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all."
- Alan Watts
7/19 “People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.”
- Oscar Wilde
July 6 - 12
7/6 "Take the relationship of love. I may be in love and my girlfriend may be a flawlessly beautiful and wonderful person, but if I can control her completely and become immersed in her perfection, I might as well fall in love with a mannequin. However, if she has a little mole on her cheek, or some kind of unpredictability of character, then the accidental has been introduced into the domain of the orderly, and I can enjoy her humanity more easily."
- Alan Watts
7/7 “The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
- Tom Bodett
7/8 "Religion easily has the best bullshit story of all time. Think about it. Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you. He loves you and he needs money."
- George Carlin
7/9 "We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There’s not much personal about the laws of physics."
- Stephen Hawking
7/10 "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
- Mark Twain
7/11 “I would describe my spirituality as exactly the opposite of having a religious affiliation.”
- Bill Maher
7/12 "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong."
- Albert Einstein
- Alan Watts
7/7 “The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
- Tom Bodett
7/8 "Religion easily has the best bullshit story of all time. Think about it. Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you. He loves you and he needs money."
- George Carlin
7/9 "We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There’s not much personal about the laws of physics."
- Stephen Hawking
7/10 "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
- Mark Twain
7/11 “I would describe my spirituality as exactly the opposite of having a religious affiliation.”
- Bill Maher
7/12 "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong."
- Albert Einstein
June 29 - July 5
6/29 "Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born of another time."
- Hebrew Proverb
6/30 "Underlying great doubt there is great satori, where there is thorough questioning there will be thoroughgoing experience of awakening."
- Zen Saying Quoted by Hakuin
7/1 "There is greater drama to be had."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
7/2 "It is necessary to be noble,
and yet take humility as a basis.
It is necessary to be exalted,
and yet take modesty as a foundation."
- Tao Te Ching
7/3 "I have discovered that all of mans unhappiness derives from only one source, not being able to sit quietly in a room."
- Blaise Pascal
7/4 “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death”
- Robert Fulghum
7/5 "She alone does not compete,
And so the world can never overcome her."
- Lao Tzu
- Hebrew Proverb
6/30 "Underlying great doubt there is great satori, where there is thorough questioning there will be thoroughgoing experience of awakening."
- Zen Saying Quoted by Hakuin
7/1 "There is greater drama to be had."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
7/2 "It is necessary to be noble,
and yet take humility as a basis.
It is necessary to be exalted,
and yet take modesty as a foundation."
- Tao Te Ching
7/3 "I have discovered that all of mans unhappiness derives from only one source, not being able to sit quietly in a room."
- Blaise Pascal
7/4 “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death”
- Robert Fulghum
7/5 "She alone does not compete,
And so the world can never overcome her."
- Lao Tzu
June 22 - 28
6/22 "Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
- Chinese Proverb
6/23 "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
- George Carlin
6/24 "A masterpiece is the most obvious thing."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
6/25 "Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward [people], but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of its great naturalness and because it is the foundation of a true humanism toward which we must strive if our culture is to become truly ethical."
- Albert Schweitzer
6/26 "...Once again we face a paradox, for it appears
that softening your heart and gently tending its wounds
will protect you from evil.
Building a fortress and defending yourself behind it will
only make you more vulnerable.
Healing your own heart is the single
most powerful thing you can do
to change the world.
Your own transformation will enable you to withdraw
so completely from evil
that you contribute to it by not one word, one thought, or one breath.
This healing process is like recovering your soul."
- Deepak Chopra
6/27 “The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.”
- Lao Tzu
6/28 "And she spoke again saying
'Know, my child,
That there is no devil seeking
To cause guilt nor harm to men.
No evil, save blind faith, ignorance,
And the desire for the unprepared
To blame others for the devastation
Left in the wake of change
Change, my child
Change is in the heavens
Change is on this earth
Change is all around us
And if we
Are reflections of the divine
We must roll with these changes,
For we are these changes.
Eyes wide open,
We must look upon
The heavens as a mirror.
Wide awake, aware, deeply breathing
And when the shit comes down, my child,
You will be there,
A true and holy survivor
To inherit the kingdom of god.'"
- Maynard James Keenan, Sour Grapes
- Chinese Proverb
6/23 "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
- George Carlin
6/24 "A masterpiece is the most obvious thing."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
6/25 "Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward [people], but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of its great naturalness and because it is the foundation of a true humanism toward which we must strive if our culture is to become truly ethical."
- Albert Schweitzer
6/26 "...Once again we face a paradox, for it appears
that softening your heart and gently tending its wounds
will protect you from evil.
Building a fortress and defending yourself behind it will
only make you more vulnerable.
Healing your own heart is the single
most powerful thing you can do
to change the world.
Your own transformation will enable you to withdraw
so completely from evil
that you contribute to it by not one word, one thought, or one breath.
This healing process is like recovering your soul."
- Deepak Chopra
6/27 “The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.”
- Lao Tzu
6/28 "And she spoke again saying
'Know, my child,
That there is no devil seeking
To cause guilt nor harm to men.
No evil, save blind faith, ignorance,
And the desire for the unprepared
To blame others for the devastation
Left in the wake of change
Change, my child
Change is in the heavens
Change is on this earth
Change is all around us
And if we
Are reflections of the divine
We must roll with these changes,
For we are these changes.
Eyes wide open,
We must look upon
The heavens as a mirror.
Wide awake, aware, deeply breathing
And when the shit comes down, my child,
You will be there,
A true and holy survivor
To inherit the kingdom of god.'"
- Maynard James Keenan, Sour Grapes
June 15 - 21
6/15 "The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as His father, in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter."
- Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823
6/16 "Everything in moderation. Including moderation."
- Mr. Gloaming
6/17 "It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable."
- William Golding
6/18 "Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, Chaos is being yourself."
- Emile Cioran
6/19 "When philosophic reason is clear and certain by intuition or necessary induction, no subsequent revelation supported by prophecies or miracles can supersede it."
- John Adams
6/20 "Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place."
- Mark Twain
6/21 "The shaman follows his own weird, or destiny, and is thus considered a "weird" fellow, in the sense of transcending social convention. He is "out of this world" or other-worldly, and is credited with magical powers because he represents the uncanny and gets along in life without going by the usual rules and traveling by the beaten path."
- Alan Watts, In My Own Way
- Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823
6/16 "Everything in moderation. Including moderation."
- Mr. Gloaming
6/17 "It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable."
- William Golding
6/18 "Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, Chaos is being yourself."
- Emile Cioran
6/19 "When philosophic reason is clear and certain by intuition or necessary induction, no subsequent revelation supported by prophecies or miracles can supersede it."
- John Adams
6/20 "Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place."
- Mark Twain
6/21 "The shaman follows his own weird, or destiny, and is thus considered a "weird" fellow, in the sense of transcending social convention. He is "out of this world" or other-worldly, and is credited with magical powers because he represents the uncanny and gets along in life without going by the usual rules and traveling by the beaten path."
- Alan Watts, In My Own Way
June 8 - 14
6/8 "I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices, son
They're one and the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself"
- Maynard James Keenan, Pet
6/9 “It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order - and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order.”
- Douglas Hostadter
6/10 "You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe."
-Carl Sagan
6/11 "The world is a sacred object.
Nothing is to be done to it.
To do anything to it, is to damage it.
To seize it, is to loose it."
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, 29
6/12 "Quiet people often have the most to say."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
6/13 "People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar."
-Thich Nhat Hanh
6/14 "You have said it, but you have not understood."
- Jesus of Nazareth
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices, son
They're one and the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself"
- Maynard James Keenan, Pet
6/9 “It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order - and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order.”
- Douglas Hostadter
6/10 "You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe."
-Carl Sagan
6/11 "The world is a sacred object.
Nothing is to be done to it.
To do anything to it, is to damage it.
To seize it, is to loose it."
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, 29
6/12 "Quiet people often have the most to say."
- Sidian M. S. Jones
6/13 "People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar."
-Thich Nhat Hanh
6/14 "You have said it, but you have not understood."
- Jesus of Nazareth
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