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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Archive for October, 2006

Ubi Caritas

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Seen on the Web, Spirituality | 10 Comments »

Bob Griffith of Hypersync posted a link to this YouTube video of a boy in the Netherlands singing about the love in his unconventional family. Aside from the obvious questions it raises, such as why the Christian Right is ...

Ice Cream Truth

Monday, October 30th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 5 Comments »

Millions of voices of the world clamor for belief. You are asked to believe that 123 is a better cable channel than 234, that Sandscrape™ is a better toilet paper than Scratchroll™, that M.T. Promisiz is a better ...

Happy Birthday, World!

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 Posted in Humor | 2 Comments »

Zach, at Monakhos, reminded me with his post today that Archbishop James Ussher's calendar put the creation of the world at October 23rd, 4004 BC. May the world have a very happy birthday, with many joyous returns! BTW, this is also the ...

I’m back (and panting)!

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 Posted in My Life, Site log / Geek | 3 Comments »

OK, sorry for the obtuse joke in my last post ... it was an "off the top of my head" sort of thing. I knew no one would get it, but I thought it sounded like a koan, so I ...

Satsang humor

Thursday, October 19th, 2006 Posted in Humor, Teacher / Practice | 7 Comments »

Master: You're getting stronger. Soon I'll be able to open the door for you while you're still a block away. Student: Don't worry. I'll take a shower before then.

Where have I been?

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 Posted in My Life, Peace and Justice | 10 Comments »

Sorry for the quietness here. I've been extremely busy at work the last couple of weeks, and have had much less free time. But that's a poor excuse for not posting, and it's not the main reason. Honestly, I've been fighting ...

PW II

Monday, October 2nd, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »

I'm so sorry that I haven't had much time for blogging and reading blogs this week. We've had a major project going on at work . . . I've been putting in 11-hour days for a week, and it's ...