Words of Wisdom

~ Everything in life, whether physical or spiritual,
originates from thought-energy. The power of the
mind is unlimited as the universe itself.
A thought of love and generosity brings benefit to mankind;
a thought of evil and selfishness results in agony and emotions.
Whatever the mind can conceive and concentrate on,
the mind can achieve. Buddha teaches us to direct every
thought to a good course, and gradually purify our minds to
attain enlightenment.
Sign at the International Buddhist Society
Richmond, British Columbia
~ In our most private and subjective lives
we are not only the passive witness of our age,
and its sufferers, but also its makers.
We make our own epoch.
C.G. Jung, 1934
~ The best things can't be said.
The second best are misunderstood because
they're interpreted by time and space.
The third is conversation.
Joseph Campbell
~ Everthing you could ever want, or want to be,
you already have, or are.
Dustin Hoffman in I "Heart" Huckabees
~ If you follow your bliss, you will always have your bliss,
money or not.
If you follow money, you may lose it,
and you will have nothing.
Joseph Campbell
~ The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind
is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors
the servant and has forgotten the gift.
Albert Einstein
~ You should always keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.
Anonymous
~ The arc of the universe is long, but it always bends toward justice.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
~ Conquest is easy, control is not.
Captain Kirk, Startrek
~ Simplicity is the last recourse of the truly complex.
Oscar Wilde
~ Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Will Rogers
~ Everything we do is futile, but we must do it anyway.
Mahatma Ghandi
~ I don't know why we're here but I'm pretty sure
that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
~ As we acquire more knowledge,
things do not become more comprehensible,
but more mysterious.
Albert Schweitzer
~ To persevere with the will to understand
in the face of obstacles is the heroism of
consciousness.
Dr. Nathaniel Branden
~ Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
~ We take long trips.
We puzzle over the meaning of a painting or a book,
When what we're really wanting to see and understand
In this world, we are that.
Rumi
~ Keep walking, though there's no place to get to.
Don't try to see through the distances.
That's not for human beings. Move within.
But don't move the way fear makes you move.
Rumi
~ Pain makes man think.
Thinking makes man wise.
Wisdom makes life endurable.
Teahouse of the August Moon
~ Only after the last tree has been cut down,
only after the last river has been poisoned,
only after the last fish has been caught,
only then will we find that money cannot be eaten.
Cree Indian Prophecy
~ On the last day of the world, I would want to plant a tree ...
W.S. Merwin
~ The world is perfect. It's a mess.
It has always been a mess.
We are not going to change it.
Our job is to straighten out our own lives.
Joseph Campbell