~
Those who get too big for their briches will be exposed in the end. -- Anon.
~
-We're not talking about the same thing," he said. "For you the world is weird
+"We're not talking about the same thing," he said. "For you the world is weird
because if you're not bored with it you're at odds with it. For me the world
is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my
interest has been to convince you that you must accept responsibility for being
here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous
time. I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count,
since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for
-witnessing all the marvels of it.
+witnessing all the marvels of it."
-- Don Juan, Yaqui Shaman
~
Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
full liberation.
-- Gampopa, from "The Jewel Ornament of Liberation", published by Shambhala
Publications
+~
+i try to think of 10,008 impossible things before breakfast,
+and i'm near ecstatic if any of those is worth writing down.
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+businesses or products mashed up with despots:
+- fidelity castro
+- mao zeding-dong
+- pol potstickers
+- donald trump
+~
+Relaxing in the midst of chaos,
+learning not to panic--this is the spiritual path.
+ -- Pema Chödrön, "When Things Fall Apart"
+~
+Driving all blames into oneself applies whenever we complain about anything,
+even that our coffee is cold or the bathroom is dirty. We may think that we
+are the voice of the world, that we are speaking on behalf of others, but we
+are simply speaking on behalf of ourselves. According to this slogan,
+everything is due to our own ego fixation, which makes us very vulnerable.
+Consequently, we provide an ideal target. We get hit, but nobody meant to hit
+us--we are actually inviting the bullets.
+ -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The
+ Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala
+ Publications
+~
+I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
+ -- Wayne Gretzky
+~
+Aren't surveys inherently biased, because they only include people who are
+willing to be surveyed? What about people who value their time?
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+if throwing your dirty clothes at the hamper causes an avalanche,
+then it's time to do the laundry. #NoteToSelf
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+stoner marxism:
+"from each according to his stash, to each according to his jones."
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+i learned everything i needed to know about the 2016 election cycle by
+listening to devo in the 70s. "We're pinheads now. We are not whole."
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+"i made a sample with my organ!"
+"that's disgusting!"
+"an electronic organ, dork."
+"oh, i get it."
+"i sampled the sound of orgasm."
+"gahh!"
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+"the universe is flat in all directions" is what an infinitely dimensional
+person might say as she perceives all realities simultaneously.
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+Out of ten soldiers who are perfect in drill and the manual of arms, only one
+knows the purpose of the sights on his gun or can hit the broad side of a barn.
+ -- General Burnside, of his civil war recruits
+~
+music is the balm that soothes.
+anger is the bomb that kills.
+so don't listen to your anger if you want to feel right about life.
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+don't torture yourself with overblown expectations of how much you can
+accomplish. stretch goals are fine, "burst" goals are not.
+ -- fred t. hamster
+~
+In the gap between two thoughts,
+Thought-free wakefulness manifests unceasingly.
+ -- Milarepa
+~
+After Yeshe Tsogyal had helped countless beings in Tibet with her body,
+speech, and mind, the naga Nanda made offerings and with tears in his eyes he
+sang to her:
+ Kyema!
+ Guru, mother, Yeshe Tsogyal,
+ Key to the mysteries of Padmasambhava,
+ With mercy taking up the pains of others.
+
+ Free from concepts,
+ “Clean” and “unclean” have no hold on you.
+ Eager for the benefit of others,
+ You bury underground all love of self,
+ Mistress holder of the Teachings,
+ Mother of Victorious Ones, I bow to you.
+
+ -- Excerpted from: "Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of
+ Yeshe Tsogyal" (translated by the Padmakara Translation Group), published
+ by Shambhala Publications
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