Apr
30
2009
“We could say that meditation doesn’t have a reason or doesn’t have a purpose.
In this respect it’s unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don’t do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that [...]
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Apr
13
2009
Or, possibly a poem by Bessie Stanley, 1905.
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Apr
6
2009
I’m taking a break from my blogs and work for the next week or so
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Apr
2
2009
Within the body there are billions of different particles.
Similarly, there are many different thoughts and a variety of states of mind.
It is wise to take a close look into the world of your mind and to make the distinction between beneficial and harmful states of mind.
Once you can recognize the [...]
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Apr
2
2009
Thinking and consciousness are not synonymous.
Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness.
Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought.
Eckhart Tolle
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Mar
31
2009
“One is everlastingly comparing oneself with another, with what one is, with what one should be, with someone who is more fortunate. This comparison really kills. Comparison is degrading, it perverts one’s outlook. And on comparison one is brought up. All our education is based on it and so is our culture. So there is [...]
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Mar
24
2009
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, most famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central [...]
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Mar
24
2009
Keep love in your heart.
A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
Oscar Wilde
thank you for the photo gallery link
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