ANARCHISTS: “THE PERCEIVED THREAT TO ORDER.”
“IN THE END the anarchists proved to be their own worst enemy. They came to define ‘unruly chaos’. Plain and simple theirs was ‘arguably one of the most disastrous branding strategies in political history.; ‘They turned a word against their cause.’ STEVEN JOHNSON: “A True story of dynamite, terror & the Rise of the Modern Detective” NYT 5/11/24
ONE OF THE HAPPIEST TIMES IN MY LIFE was during ‘The Sterile Cuckoo,’ mostly because of Liza Minnelli. I’ve never seen anybody get more joy out of working and it’s contagious. ALAN J. PAKULA
THE BASIS OF ART IS TRUTH — BOTH IN MATTER AND IN MODE.
THE ARTIST WHO BELIEVES IN A WORLD BEYOND WHAT IS SEEN.
THE PAIN OF TRYING TO SEE HIS WAY THROUGH THE FOG OF LIFE.
FLANNERY O’CONNOR
THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE IS NOT HATE. IT’S INDIFFERENCE. ELIE WIESEL
A RELIGIOUS PERSON WILL DO WHAT HE IS
TOLD . . . NO MATTER WHAT IS RIGHT.
WHEREAS A SPIRITUAL PERSON WILL DO WHAT
IS RIGHT . . . NO MATTER WHAT HE IS TOLD.
jealousy . . . is a mental cancer. b.c. Forbes
TO MAKE HEADWAY — IMPROVE YOUR HEAD. ALICE MUNRO
IT’S ABOUT HUMANS, it’s not about advertising. It’s caring for people. Because we’re all worth it or no one is worth it. ILON SPRECHT 1943-2024 Copywriter
IN CANDIDE . . . VOLTAIRE no longer believes in progress through light and reason. The world cannot be cured of greed, fraud, superstition and violence. The only course for the wise man is to retreat and cultivate his garden.
I’VE been searching for years for the ideal place. AND I’VE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIND IT IS TO BE IT. ALAN WATTS
IF ONE HAS LOVE WITHIN THEMSELVES,
THEY WILL SEE IT EVERYWHERE.
IF ONE DOESN’T HAVE
LOVE WITHIN THEMSELVES, THEY WON’T FIND IT ANYWHERE. KRISHNA DAS
LOVE IS ALL WE HAVE,
THE ONLY WAY THAT
EACH CAN HELP THE
OTHER.
EURITIPIDES
life is a hospital where each patient is driven by the desire to change beds.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
YOU ARE HERE TO UNDERSTAND YOURSELF, NOT TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
CONNIE S. GORRELL
I HOPE FOR PEACE AND SANITY — IT IS THE SAME THING. STUDS TERKEL
DAVID ICKE 1952- “THE BIGGEST SECRET”
HUMANITY is mind-controlled & only slightly more conscious that your average zombie.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI–1895-1986–“COMMENTARIES ON LIVING”.
IT IS NO MEASURE OF HEALTH TO BE WELL ADJUSTED TO A PROFOUNDLY SICK SOCIETY.
IT IS INTELLIGENCE THAT BRINGS ORDER NOT DISCIPLINE.
I DON’T CARE WHAT HAPPENS. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
THE ABILITY TO OBSERVE WITHOUT EVALUATING IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF INTELLIGENCE.
THERE IS HOPE IN PEOPLE, NOT IN SOCIETY, NOT IN SYSTEMS, BUT IN YOU AND ME.
ITS BEAUTIFUL to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced & contaminated by society.
IN ONESELF LIES THE WHOLE WORLD and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
RAVI SHANKAR 1920—2012. Introduced indian music to the west,
ENLIGHTENMENT IS THE JOURNEY BACK FROM THE HEAD TO THE HEART.
POP CHANGES week to week, month to month. but great music is like LITERATURE.
IN OUR CULTURE we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.
WHAT SRI CHINMOY DOES IS GOD-GIVEN! HE HAS A TREMENDOUS, A FANTASTIC CREATIVE URGE.
SHUNRYU SUZUKI 1904-1971–“ZEN MIND, BEGINNERS MIND” “Zen Talks”.
MOMENT AFTER MOMENT everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.
AS SOON AS YOU SEE SOMETHING, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw.
IF YOUR MIND IS EMPTY, it is always ready for anything. It is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.
STRICTLY SPEAKING, there is no such thing as an enlightened person. There is only enlightened activity.
TREAT EVERY MOMENT AS YOUR LAST. Its is not preparation for something else.
HOW MUCH ‘EGO’ DO YOU NEED? Just enough so that you don’t step in front of a bus.