Thoughts
Life is not to be suffering. Life is bliss.
—Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
“A grape seed in infinite space. A half twist of a corkscrew against eternity.”
— Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 10. Note 17.
All things contain both the negative principle (yin) and the positive principle (yang). The third principle, energetic vitality (chi), makes them harmonious.
—Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu. Yin And Yang. Page 42.
To be kind and not to fear death. The rest we already know.
We asked a philosopher what some of their favorite quotes are:
“The taste of tea is the taste of zen.”
“Stop thinking and stop your problem.”
“When you try to stay at the surface of the water you sink— But when you try to sink—you float When you try to hold your breath you loose it.”
—A Watts. The Wisdom of Insecurity
“If I am my foot, I am the sun.”
“The great way is easy—but people prefer the side paths.”
—“Tao te Ching", Zao-Tzu
“Nirvana is where you are.”
“Who were you before conceived by your parents?”
“The present of the universe does not exist.”
“Make each day an exploration of how capable you are.”
“The Tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao.”
—Lau Tzu
Do anything you want.
Do it exceptionally well.
Then you can do anything you want.
“The soft and pliable overcame the hard and inflexible.”
—Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching
“A monk asked Jōshū “Does a dog have Buddha nature?” Jōshū replied “Mu.”
“Stand where you wish—but never wobble.”
“You can’t make a mistake.”
