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Mon 15 Jul 2019

Compassion

Posted by PJ under compassion, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”

—Jack Kornfield, Buddha’s Little Instruction Book

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Tue 5 Feb 2019

Bonfire

Posted by PJ under action and activism, fire, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.”

—Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

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Thu 10 Jan 2019

Distant star

Posted by PJ under cosmos, ego, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.”

—G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

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Tue 13 Nov 2018

Hell

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Random quote of the day:

“Each of us bears his own Hell.”

—Virgil, Aeneid, Book VI, Line 743

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Thu 8 Nov 2018

Liberation and liberty

Posted by PJ under liberty, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who you are.”

—Jean Baudrillard, America

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Tue 23 Oct 2018

Broken

Posted by PJ under experience, quote of the day, soul, the path, the self, what the living do
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Random quote of the day:

“Let the hard things in life break you. Let them effect you. Let them change you. Let these hard moments inform you. Let this pain be your teacher. The experiences of your life are trying to tell you something about yourself. Don’t cop out on that. Don’t run away and hide under your covers. Lean into it.”

—attributed to Pema Chödrön

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Tue 9 Oct 2018

Diamond

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, the self, treasure
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Random quote of the day:

“You wander from room to room
Hunting for the diamond necklace
That is already around your neck.”

—attributed to Jelaluddin Rumi

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Thu 4 Oct 2018

No surrender

Posted by PJ under change, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“Don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn’t true anymore.”

—Cheryl Strayed, “Dear Sugar, The Rumpus Advice Column #60: The World Lit by Other People,” December 16, 2010

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Fri 31 Aug 2018

On your own

Posted by PJ under being human, growth, human nature, quote of the day, solitude, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“You can survive on your own; can grow strong on your own; prevail on your own; but you cannot become human on your own.”

—Frederick Buechner, The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days

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Thu 30 Aug 2018

Left

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Random quote of the day:

“We leave ourselves behind long before we go.”

—Susan Elbe, “Light Made from Nothing”

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