When I am angry my whole mind has become a huge wave of anger. I feel it, see it, handle it, can easily manipulate it, can fight with it, but I shall not succeed perfectly in the fight until I can get down below. A man says something very harsh to me, and I begin to feel that I am […]
Vivekananda Quote – “A few golden apples are rolled, and the world scrambles after them…”
A few golden apples are rolled, and the world scrambles after them. You were never bound by laws, Nature never had a bond for you… We have placed ourselves in this net, and will have to get out… Never forget this is only a momentary state, and that we have to pass through it. Vivekananda (1863 – 1902)
Lew Wallace Quote – “The mood of one who, seeing himself carried swiftly…”
The mood of one who, seeing himself carried swiftly towards an event of mighty import, has nothing to do but wait — the mood in which philosophy vests an even-minded man with the utmost calm, and is ever so serviceable. Lew Wallace (1827 – 1905)
Zen Saying – “Cease to cherish opinions.”
Cease to cherish opinions. Zen Saying
Zen Saying – “You cannot talk to a summer insect about ice.”
You cannot talk to a summer insect about ice. Zen Saying
Zen Saying – “Who has bound you?”
Who has bound you? Zen Saying
Jeremy Taylor Quote – “Observe yourself as your greatest enemy would do…”
Observe yourself as your greatest enemy would do… so shall you be your greatest friend. Jeremy Taylor (1613 – 1667)
Johannes Tauler Quote – “I would rather there were less of such excitement…”
For my part, I would rather there were less of such excitement and transport, less of mere thrilling emotion, so that a man were diligent and rightly manful in working and in virtue, for in such exercises do we learn best to know ourselves. Johannes Tauler (circa 1300 – 1361)
Taoism Quote – “If you are inwardly free from fighting…”
If you are inwardly free from fighting, no one will be able to fight with you. Taoism
Taoism Quote – “He who knows the Tao is sure to be…”
He who knows the Tao is sure to be well acquainted with the principles that appear in the procedures of things. Acquainted with those principles, he is sure to understand how to regulate his actions in all kinds of circumstances. Having that understanding, he will not allow things to injure him. Taoism