RiverSnake Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) "It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or demons, heaven or hell." The Dhammapada Edited May 31, 2017 by OldSaint 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaoNoob Posted June 1, 2017 Lol just reading some of these NOW since I'm new here and I really enjoyed the confucius saying about "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop" Â 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSnake Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) "Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none." Thomas Jefferson Edited June 2, 2017 by OldSaint 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 2, 2017 Seems we forgot about that advice. (And lots others as well.)  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSnake Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) "You want a quiet, smooth-running brain that allows easy access to what is stored there. A cadillac engine of the mind. You don't want a sleepy, moody, ignorant, slow, or jerky brain with a bad memory as a result of not knowing how to do basic preventative maintenance. It's time to change the oil!" Path Notes of an American Ninja Master by Glenn Morris Edited June 2, 2017 by OldSaint 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Papayapple Posted June 2, 2017 2 hours ago, OldSaint said: "You want a quiet, smooth-running brain that allows easy access to what is stored there. A cadillac engine of the mind. You don't want a sleepy, moody, ignorant, slow, or jerky brain with a bad memory as a result of not knowing how to do basic preventative maintenance. It's time to change the oil!" Path Notes of an American Ninja Master by Glenn Morris  3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miroku Posted June 5, 2017 Child, if you are not hypocritical and out of control, that is conduct. ~ Padampa Sangye  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bindi Posted June 8, 2017 Being is the Dharmakaya but Being is not a being. The ordinary being-ness of all the beings is the being-ness of Being, which is the manifestation of the singular being-ness of Being which is no thingness from which everything and anything arises. ~ Rudolph Bauer  1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted June 15, 2017 It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?  Jane Austen  4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted June 15, 2017 Â Utopianism substitutes glorious predictions and unachievable promises for knowledge, science, and reason, while laying claim to them all. -Mark Levin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSnake Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) "You know why David? Because of the kids, they called me Mr. Glass." Unbreakable (Samuel L. Jackson)  -What an intense line and movie. Edited June 16, 2017 by OldSaint 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted June 18, 2017 "I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you." 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted June 18, 2017 "I don't explain anything. In beingness I am nature and my own nature... explicitly, completely, saturatedly... unfettered, collosal and infinitesimal simultaneously.  there is no truth, or untruth to be grasped... no understanding, no comprehension to be gained or lost.  sit here with me, or not.  nature is"  6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 18, 2017 I could tell you the secret but then I would have to kill you. - Unknown  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted June 21, 2017 Â "The secret of happiness is freedom. Â The secret of freedom is courage." -Thucydides 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted June 21, 2017 Nice, although, the secret for me is letting go... and exhaustion seems to be my chosen means to this end... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, silent thunder said: Nice, although, the secret for me is letting go... and exhaustion seems to be my chosen means to this end... Yes, letting go in an untimely manner may cause one great pain and suffering. Â 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted June 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Yes, letting go in an untimely manner may cause one great pain and suffering.  no doubt! Lately I generally prefer to not let go until my feet are firmly rooted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted June 21, 2017 I am reminded of the movie, "Contact," where they bolted the chair to the floor for safety despite the plans not calling for it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Papayapple Posted June 23, 2017 Gomez: I think we just might have saved the world my dear! Tish: Oh, do you think we did the right thing? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted June 26, 2017 Â There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. Â They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. Â And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. Â At breakfast they have milk and juice at night. Â There are those who do both, they drink tea. Â Gary Snydrer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSnake Posted July 1, 2017 "Lesson number 1, never attack an anger." Mask of Zorro   "He will come into your circle soon enough you need not chase him." Mask of Zorro     2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted July 1, 2017 yay!! Â that I've watched endlessly with my sonny, clear message 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted July 1, 2017 "Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn than how to use freedom." Alexis de Tocqueville 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted July 1, 2017 seek freedom and become captive of your desires, seek discipline and find your liberty  forgotten the source 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
