11 Sep Marcel Proust
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but having new eyes." Viewing something from different perspectives is more enlightening than viewing different things....
09 Sep Way Of Way 177
Those who see the light embody wisdom. Those who feel its warmth embody compassion. Without wisdom and compassion, there is no light....
09 Sep Way Of Way 176
Something is wrong with our head if we can't enjoy the pleasures of sex and recreational drugs. Nothing is wrong when we enjoy these things, unless they get to our head....
06 Sep Way Of Way 175
When you look down on others you cannot see the light....
04 Sep Way Of Way 173
You can't push on a string. Unsolicited monologues get little attention. However, we have people's attention when we respond to their questions. When we question others, they give us their mouth. When they question us, we have their ears. Ask enough questions and when their mouths tire, they will ask some questions and open their ears. ...
02 Sep Myopia
When I was 13 I didn't need glasses but marveled at the experience of those who did. I thought people with myopia could see things two ways, with and without glasses. Poor eyesight seemed like a blessing that could lead to interesting insights. This might be the case. With myopia, one realizes they don't know what they are looking at. This arouses curiosity which exercises the mind. A well-exercised mind is fitter. Statistically, people who are myopic have a higher IQ than those who are not. ...
01 Sep Love 9
Love is like light. It can be bent and redirected but can never be broken. The more light that's emitted, the more shines back at us. Without light, we are in a cold dark place. With light, we can connect with everything around us. Light is what we see everywhere but rarely notice....
28 Aug Way Of Way 169
When we focus on the details, we often fail to see the beauty of the whole. A beautiful artwork that's deemed a "fake" becomes less beautiful....
27 Aug Thich Nhat Hanh
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.” “Many people think excitement is happiness...