"All that we are is the result of all that we have thought. It is founded on thought. It is based on thought." — Buddha, The Dhammapada
tag > Philosophy
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We are Living in a Magical Realm - by Corey Hess
We are living in a magical realm. This truly is the land of lotuses. Can we realize that we are always in the palm of the Buddha? Always supported by the universe? No one is left out. No one is insufficient. We’re all living in a mysterious realm.
"At this moment what more need we seek? As the eternal tranquility of Truth reveals itself to us, this very place is the Land of Lotuses and this very body is the body of the Buddha." - from Hakuin Zen Song Of Zazen
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"The destruction will stop when we see nature differently, relate differently, understand our purpose here differently." - Raimon Pannikar
Text is an excerpt from a new Book by Peter Sloterdijk (Found via Saschazhk)
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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Travel at your own pace. You will arrive.”
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"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." - Yogi Berra
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Wuxing (五行) - A cognition tool to explain and analyze all things and their changes in the natural world. A five-fold conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields use. The "Five Phases" are Fire (火 huǒ), Water (水 shuǐ), Wood (木 mù), Metal or Gold (金 jīn), and Earth (土 tǔ).
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Once you decide you want a good life, the universe will start moving things for you to have it. The people you need will happen, the doors you need open will unblock. But not until you decide..once you truly, sincerely decide, miracles will happen.
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Meditation brings neither knowledge nor understanding but realization
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The importance of stupidity in scientific research - by Martin A. Schwartz
Image from the presentation "Silly Questions, Infinity, and Other Things" "Productive stupidity means being ignorant by choice. Focusing on important questions puts us in the awkward position of being ignorant. The more comfortable we become with being stupid, the deeper we will wade into the unknown and the more likely we are to make big discoveries"
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Monad (from Greek monas “unit”), an elementary individual substance that reflects the order of the world and from which material properties are derived.
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Einstein on problems, thinking, knowledge and imagination
"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." - Albert Einstein
"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." - Albert Einstein
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First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge
First-principles thinking is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer complicated problems and unleash creative possibility. Sometimes called “reasoning from first principles,” the idea is to break down complicated problems into basic elements and then reassemble them from the ground up. It’s one of the best ways to learn to think for yourself, unlock your creative potential, and move from linear to non-linear results.
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"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." - Lao Tzu
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"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear." - Paulo Coelho
