Impossible...

"The only way to discover the limits of the

possible is to go beyond them into the

 impossible."

Arthur C. Clarke

The cradle

"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common

sense tells us that our existence is but a brief

crack of light between two eternities of darkness."

Vladimir Nabokov

Busy?

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants.

The question is: What are we busy about?

Henry David Thoreau

Beautiful description of mind

"To approach coemergent mind, we settle into

shamatha and the mind looks at itself. It does

not stop thought but simply purifies itself and

becomes peaceful. At that point, mind cannot

be identified as anything at all. It rests vividly

and clearly in a state of awareness that does

not become dull or unclear. Mind doesn’t

wander but remains clear and luminous.

In the Moonlight of Mahamudra, Tashi Namgyal

says, “The mind itself remains luminous and

does not stop understanding.” The mind does

not lose its intelligence but is aware of and

illuminates itself. The way it does this cannot

be fully explained; it has to be experienced.

Even though we cannot express this state in

words, we can say that it is an experience of

knowing things as they are. This experience

gives rise to real certainty.

This experience is vipashyana."

Very Ven Thrangu Rinpoche

The happiness of your life

"The happiness of your life depends upon the 

quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard 

accordingly, and take care that you entertain 

no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable 

nature."

Marcus Aurelius

Kites

"Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it."

Winston Churchill

Common sense

"Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all 

for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the 

privilege of the aristocracy. The worries 

of the world are for the common people."

George Jean Nathan

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People will never forget

"I've learned that people will forget what you

said, people will forget what you did, but people

will never forget how you made them feel."

Maya Angelou