"But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything."
—Alan Watts (via ageofreason)
"So it seems as though this part of us that is living a life on Earth is only a small piece or splinter of a much larger us. That we are many rather than one, or rather pieces of a more complex whole. We are only able to focus on the splinter we perceive as our totality. That is a good thing, because if we were aware of the complexity of it we would not be able to function in this world or reality. We are only able to see the facade that masks a much larger picture. Only now are we being allowed to peek behind the veil."
—Dolores Cannon, The Convoluted Universe Book One. (via lilblucherrygrl)
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Same Shirt, Different Day: Let Me Brag
So I had a sub yesterday. There was a mix up in him reading the schedule so he leaves my room when my 8th graders are coming in. There is no teacher in the room with them. Two students go up to my desk, find the note I have (taped to my desk mind you, so that it doesn’t get lost) and READ it to…
"The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (via nedhepburn)
PREACH.
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The dog days of February are a good time for this reminder.
“Sleep? Sleep is for those people who are broke. I don’t sleep. I have an opportunity to make a dream become a reality.” - 50 Cent
“Most of you say you want to be successful, but you don’t want it bad. You just kind of want it. You don’t want it as much as you want to be cool. You don’t want it as bad as you want to sleep.
‘Oh, I’m not good in math.’ You’re right–because you have never studied! ‘I’m not good in writing.’ You’re not good at writing because you have NEVER WRITTEN BEFORE. But I dare you to fail at writing for a whole year. Stop dropping classes like you’re soft.” - Eric Thomas
Brainwashed by a parasite: “The fungus then devours the ant’s brain, killing the host. The fruiting bodies of the fungus sprout from the ant’s head, through gaps in the joints of the exoskeleton. Once mature, the fruiting bodies burst, releasing clusters of capsules into the air. These in turn explode on their descent, spreading airborne spores over the surrounding area. These spores then infect other ants, completing the life cycle of the fungus.”
For more info: http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/brainwashed-by-a-parasite/
“Our story is the story of the universe. Every piece of everyone, of everything you love and everything you hate, of the thing you hold most precious, was assembled by the forces of nature in the first few minutes of the life of the universe, transformed in the hearts of the stars or created in their fiery deaths.
And when you die, those pieces will be returned to the universe in the endless cycle of death and rebirth. What a wonderful thing it is to be part of that universe. And what a story, what a majestic story.”Professor Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe.
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”Tell me, Rabbi, what can such a sign mean?”
“The teeth, we don’t know. A sign from Hashem, we don’t know. Helping others? Couldn’t hurt.
These questions that are bothering you, Larry - maybe they’re like a toothache. We feel them for a while, then they go away.”
A stream of consciousness with its flaws, for sure, but some nice poetry:
“This is an invitation. Put down your newspapers. Turn off your TVs. Because there is a war being raged for your mind. And you’re starting to feel scared. You’re starting to forget just how free and powerful you really are. Deep inside you, and all things, there is a roaring fire.”
"“Monks, everything is on fire. What is on fire? The six sense organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind – are all on fire. The six objects of the senses – form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and objects of mind – are all on fire. The six consciousnesses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, feeling, and thought – are all on fire. They are all burning from the flames of desire, hatred and illusion. They are burning from the flames of birth, old age, sickness, and death, and from the flames of pain, anxiety, frustration, worry, fear, and despair.
Monks, every feeling is burning whether it is unpleasant, pleasant, or neutral feeling. Feelings arise and are conditioned by the sense organs, objects of the sense organs, and the sense-consciousnesses. Feelings are burning from the flames of desire, hatred and illusion. Feelings are burning from the flames of birth, old, age, sickness, and death, and from the flames of pain, anxiety, frustration, worry, fear, and despair.
Monks, do not allow yourselves to be consumed by the flames of desire, hatred, and illusion. See the impermanent and inter-dependent nature of everything in existence in order not to be enslaved by the cycle of birth and death created by the sense organs, objects of the senses, and the sense- consciousnesses.”
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—The Fire Sutra
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