January 2012
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“The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence. When we examine the moments, acts, and statements of all kinds of people — not only the grief and ecstasy of the greatest poets, but also the huge unhappiness...
:Tree Magic::: Other Cultures with a 2012 Event... →
These cultures all prophesied 2012 as the end of time AS WE KNOW IT and the emergence into a new age, they did NOT predict the ending of the world.
Hopi: Predict a 25yr period of purification followed by End of Fourth World and beginning of the Fifth.
Mayans: Call it the “end days” or the end of time as we know it.
Maoris: Say that as the veils dissolve there will be a...
4 Qualities of Mind that Alleviate Suffering
thegozumshow:
Metta - Don’t throw anyone out of your heart.
Karuna - Compassion.
Mudita - We feel joy when another person is happy.
Upekkha - A mind that is calm and steady in the face of life’s ups and downs
The Five Remembrances
1. I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.
2. I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.
3. I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
4. All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
5. My actions are my only true belongings. I...
Koan 187
Love more than you know. Share more than you love.
- รักมากกว่าที่คุณรู้ ร่วมมากกว่าที่คุณรัก
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“There is only one time
when it is essential to awaken.
That time is now.”
– Buddha (via shaktilover)
“Sadness is also beautiful; it has its own depth, its own delicacy, its own...”
– Osho (via twatswat)
“Oh, blind force! Oh, nature! Men are alone on earth—that is what is dreadful!...”
– The Meek One, Dostoevsky
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