silent thunder Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) "There is a fundamental error in separating the parts from the whole, the mistake of atomizing what should not be atomized. Unity and complementarity constitute reality."  “atoms or elementary particles themselves are not real; they form a world of potentialities or possibilities rather than one of things or facts.”  “We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."  Werner Heisenberg Edited April 4, 2019 by silent thunder 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neti neti Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) "Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly." ― G.K. Chesterton  Edited April 4, 2019 by neti neti 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted April 6, 2019   “Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it’s price.” – Sun Tzu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) Quote from an Esther Perel podcast (Where should we begin?)  A part of why sometimes, a woman likes the bad boys -- to be very very clear -- it´s not because she likes the man to be a predator. But it´s because the bad boy, as you describe, knows how to take care of himself perfectly well, thank you. And so he frees her from having to feel responsible for him, from having to worry about him, from having to experience his anxiety, and so since he can let go and is in his pleausre it frees her up to be in her pleasure. Edited April 9, 2019 by liminal_luke 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neti neti Posted April 20, 2019 As a rule, man is a fool When it’s hot, he wants it cool When its cool, he wants it hot Always wanting, what is not  ~Benjamin Disraeli 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 22, 2019 We rarely quote nowadays to appeal to authority... though we quote sometimes to display our sapience and erudition. Some authors we quote against. Some we quote not at all, offering them our scrupulous avoidance, and so make them part of our "white mythology." Other authors we constantly invoke, chanting their names in cerebral rituals of propitiation or ancestor worship. ~ Ihab Hassan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 22, 2019 If you give someone $100 and never see them again, it is probably money well spent. ~anon 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welkin Posted April 23, 2019 “My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists" - Nikola Tesla   2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 23, 2019 If necessity is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father. ~ anon 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 25, 2019 While it may be explained to you... it cannot be understood for you. ~ anon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) The border between the Real and the Unreal is not fixed, but just marks the last place where rival gangs of shamans fought each other to a standstill. - Robert Anton Wilson  The web of life is a beautiful and meaningless dance. The web of life is a process with a moving goal. The web of life is a perfectly finished work of art right where I am sitting now. - Robert Anton Wilson  Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man and woman can conspire to force God to create a new soul. - Robert Anton Wilson  Anyone in the United States today who isn't paranoid must be crazy. - Robert Anton Wilson (1970's lol)  Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong. - Robert Anton Wilson Edited April 26, 2019 by silent thunder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 27, 2019 Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity. ~ George Carlin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted April 27, 2019 You can learn the basics anywhere. There are books. As to learning the inner secrets, when your practice reaches a certain level, you'll meet a teacher. But you can't be in a hurry. You have to be prepared to devote your whole life to your practice. This is what's meant by religion. It's not a matter of spending money. You have to spend your life. Not many people are willing to do this. If you're ready to learn, you don't have to look for a teacher. A teacher will find you. Â - (Taoist) Master Hsueh in Road to Heaven by Bill Porter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrpasserby Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) "Focus On What Is, Not What You Think Should Be", Albert Einstein Edited April 27, 2019 by mrpasserby added comma 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrpasserby Posted April 27, 2019 "To create is human, to understand how is divine", Unknown 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fa Xin Posted April 27, 2019 “I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings” Mozart 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldDog Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, silent thunder said: Fighting for peace ...  Haven't heard this in years.  Did you remember it or did you look it up?  I recall it as chastity not virginity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, OldDog said:  Haven't heard this in years.  Did you remember it or did you look it up?  I recall it as chastity not virginity. That's from memory. Though I would imagine in his career, he used it thousands of times in a variety of ways. A true master social commentarian. He reminds me of a modern version of Chuang Tzu in many ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, silent thunder said: Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity. ~ George Carlin  It works! According to lao-tzu and others with the same view of things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 27, 2019 Saying the things you do not have to say weakens your talk. WILLIAM STAFFORD, Crossing Unmarked Snow 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 29, 2019 Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting to turn. Don't know why you should feel that there's something to learn... It's just a game that you play. Â Al Stewart:Â Time Passages 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrpasserby Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 'Its not what you could teach some one that matters it is what they need to hear that counts'. Deepak Chopra  (slightly paraphrased) Edited April 29, 2019 by mrpasserby 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 1, 2019 "The most dangerous delusion of all is that there is only one reality." Â - Paul Watzlawick How Real is Real? Confusion. Disinformation. Communication (New York: Vintage Books, 1977), p. xi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toni Posted May 5, 2019 To avoid all evil. To cultivate good. To cleanse one's mind -this is the teaching of the Buddhas (Dhammapada)  The sage are not selfish, they act for the good of others (Tao te king)  The best indication of spiritual progress is the gradual diminution of obscuring passions and selfishness   2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 7, 2019 it's crazy, i'm thinking... just knowing that the world is round... and here I'm dancing on the ground.am i right side up or upside down? and is this real... or am i dreaming? Â Dave Matthews ~Crush 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
