~
sasquatch in my breakfast cereal. -- fred t. hamster
~
-"what i say is unimportant." -- david w andrews
-"i'll keep that in mind." -- chris koeritz
+"what i say is unimportant." -- JDB
+"i'll keep that in mind." -- fred
~
"are Israelis Catholic?" -- christine kelly
~
Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.
-- William Ruckelshaus
~
-Those who get too big for their briches will be exposed in the end. -- Anon.
+Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. -- Anon.
~
"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
that the manifest truths may shine free.
-- fred t. hamster
~
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+Anybody can become angry--that is easy; but to be angry with the right person,
+and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and
+in the right way--that is not within everybody's power; that is not easy.
+ -- Aristotle
+~
+Mindfulness can evolve into an experience of attending to the world with the
+world, not only infusing the body with more aliveness but also transforming
+the entire world into a field of aliveness. Yes, biological aliveness has
+always already been there, but every time I bring breath attention to it, I
+augment and refine it. It's like the difference between watering a
+houseplant and attending to it with a "green thumb." It's not quite
+clear what a green thumb is. Some people have it, some people don't. Maybe
+we can describe it as a mixture of extra nourishment and something intangible
+like attention, love, and care. For the houseplant, the green thumb is the
+difference between surviving and thriving. Mindfulness practice can have that
+effect on your life.
+ -- Christian Dillo, from "The Path of Aliveness: A Contemporary Zen Approach
+ to Awakening Body and Mind", published by Shambhala Publications
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