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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 September, 2007

An Experiment

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in Mind, My Life, Spirituality, Teacher / Practice | 11 Comments »

"Your life is your practice." The masters all say it. My teacher says it, Socrates said it to Dan in Peaceful Warrior, Tolle teaches it in his books. St. Paul taught the principle (Whatever you do, do as for the ...

Mysticism and Religion

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Spirituality | 14 Comments »

      To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge and you did not mourn.'... ...

Dear Madeleine

Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Posted in Books, Jesus / Christianity, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »

      Madeleine L'Engle has passed on. Although really the most appropriate thing to say would be "Congrats!", I do find my eyes getting a bit moist thinking about it. Why? Well, that's a long story, but I've got plenty of time. Let's ...

Japanese Communist … Klezmer???

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 Posted in Humor, Music | 5 Comments »

OK, that was my stab at describing it, but I've never heard anything like this before. It's a rendition of L'Internationale by Soul Flower Mononoke Summit. Your mission, should you decide to accept it... Listen, and describe what it ...