It had to be found, the pristine source in one's own self, it had to be possessed! Everything else was searching, was a detour, was getting lost. Thus were Siddhartha's thoughts, this was his thirst, this was his suffering. "What is meditation? What is leaving one's body? What is fasting? What is holding one's breath? … Continue reading Siddhartha
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Imaginary Versus Reality
Subjective beliefs grounded in fiction should not be of greater importance than objective truths rooted in reality. A friend sent me an article from the Harvard Business Review titled “How Will You Measure Your Life?” The 4th principle the author, Clayton M. Christensen, states is “avoid the ‘marginal costs’ mistake.” This theory is supposed to … Continue reading Imaginary Versus Reality
As A Man Thinketh
Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills, Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:-- He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass A man is literally what he thinks, … Continue reading As A Man Thinketh
Open Outward or Shrink Inward
“The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you’re walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That’s the moment you may be starting to get it right.” - Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman, is encouraging people to loosen … Continue reading Open Outward or Shrink Inward