Daily Archives: February 10, 2011

Peaceful Warrior quote

“Nearly all of humanity shares this: If you don’t get what you want, you suffer. Then even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer, because you can’t hold on to it forever.”

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Form is Emptiness; Emptiness is Form

The phrase “form is emptiness; emptiness is form” is perhaps the most celebrated paradox associated with Buddhist philosophy. It is the supreme mantra. The expression originates from the Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra, commonly known as the Heart Sutra, which contains … Continue reading

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Oh come and go

Oh come and go. You, almost a child still, complete for a moment the dance-move into the pure constellation of those dances in which dull orderly nature’s transiently overcome. Since she was stirred to total hearing only when Orpheus sang. … Continue reading

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