Category Archives: Distinctions


Quote: Douglas Harding

June 13, 2008 – 11:43 am

Refusing To Separate My Consciousness From Yours
Truly it is one of the unforeseen pleasures of the 1st-Person life to gaze unabashed into the faces of one’s friends, without feeling or thinking anything in particular, and just see them for what they always were - things for looking at and never for looking out of. This […]

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The Only Goal That Matters

June 6, 2008 – 11:44 am

“To say ‘I love you’ one must know first how to say the ‘I’.”
~ Ayn Rand, 20th century philosopher from The Fountainhead

Everything we do in life is built upon one foundation. Every thought, every action, every experience, every story comes down to one seed. That seed is “I.” Everything in existence, that […]

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Quote: Lao Tzu

May 6, 2008 – 7:29 am

The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don’t try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be […]

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Reality: It’s Just A Step To The Left

May 5, 2008 – 11:00 am

One of the most basic facets of meditation practice is the conscious act of becoming an active witness to your own mental processes.  In our every day lives, we tend to habitually identify ourselves as the thoughts circling through our head.  In meditation we quiet down and take a few moments to look at ourselves […]

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Quote: Lao Tzu

April 22, 2008 – 11:06 am

Empty your mind of all thoughts.
Let your heart be at peace.
Watch the turmoil of beings,
but contemplate their return.
Each separate being in the universe
returns to the common source.
Returning to the source is serenity.
If you don’t realize the source,
you stumble in confusion and sorrow.
When you realize where you come from,
you naturally become tolerant,
disinterested, amused,
kindhearted as a grandmother,
dignified […]

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