June 02, 2012

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.  Passersby only see a wisp of smoke rising from the chimney and continue on their way. ~ Vincent van Gogh

May 01, 2011

The positive power of virtue is enormous.  When we don't live by these precepts, it is said we live like wild beasts; without them, all other spiritual practice is a sham.  Imagine trying to sit down to meditate after a day of lying and stealing.  Then imagine what a different world this would be if everyone kept one precept -- not to kill, not to lie, or not to steal.  We would truly create a new world order. ~ Jack Kornfield ( from "A Path With Heart")

April 10, 2011

Sitting by a teapot in a room bathed with pure breezes and moonbeams, one can read the mind of Heaven in every thing.  Walking along a running brook in the clouded mountain, one can observe the mysteries of Tao in every moment. ~ Hung Ying-ming

February 20, 2011

I believe there is a god, but I don't believe that to truly believe you must sit with other believers one day a week for two hours.  If God is god then I'm sure he/she will not mind if I choose to believe in him/her in my own way. ~ Rudiger Rapin

February 14, 2011

I just want a woman who can sit me down, shut me up, tell me ten things I don't already know, and make me laugh. And if you can do that, I will follow you on bloody stumps through the snow. I will do your windows. I will care about your feelings. Just have something there. ~ Henry Rollins