tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73899035638775604482024-03-06T02:07:43.586-07:00QuafaieThis is a site where I will share my thoughts on general topics.H Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03687369703434909193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-19495007037780012102015-05-17T09:37:00.001-06:002015-05-17T09:37:58.712-06:00A Starting Point to ChangeI have often in my life struggled to decide on a path to focus on, In daily tasks that can take time, and in the overall direction of my life. I have moments of clarity where I can focus and get the work I choose done. (Often if I have the work assigned I can get the task completed.)<div>
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For a number of years this has made me feel like I have been at a cross-roads in my life; do I go left or right, or postpone the decision....</div>
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Over the past couple of years a few things have presented themselves as opportunities of learning how to reshape my life more towards what I may want it to be. Don't get me wrong I'm content in my current situation, I am wanting to make myself happier with myself. </div>
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A couple years ago I picked up a book on overcoming procrastination, and yes I have been procrastinating on reading it. I started it and found I should treat it more like a work book than a novel, and that was what made me put it down.</div>
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Last week I heard about <a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/">http://www.theminimalists.com/</a> and started to look into it (not too much as yet). From some of what I saw it made me think about several years ago when I looked into Buddhism, and something I would like to begin to pursue - cutting back what is extraneous and unnecessarily cluttering my life.</div>
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Today I briefly thought about how some of the things I do (surfing the web, playing games, facebook, etc) are just ways I avoid myself and facing the tasks I should be working on. </div>
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My hope is over the next while (months, years, who knows), to actually write some of my thoughts and progress here in this blog. To identify where I am trimming the fat and where I am changing habits, and perhaps see where I am going. </div>
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With that in mind, there will likely be things written that reflect a hidden, possibly darker, or shocking side to me for those that know me offline. </div>
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It is probably a good idea to start off with where I'm at at the changes I have begun.</div>
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I own a house. I bought it in 2008 when I went back to University to get a second degree. I rent out room in the house, currently to a gay couple and another man. Since buying the house I always felt there would be a time to sell it, and it has always been "in a couple years". I have put work into renovating it, and trying to maintain it, but there are a few quirks that I feel I can live without. I enjoy the location and the neighbourhood, and my tenants. My mortgage is up for renewal next month and have looked into the mortgage rates etc, and once again it will be "a couple years" before I sell the house. I have also presented the idea to the gay couple of them buying the house from me (in at least couple years), and expressed I do not need to know their thoughts for about a year (to then give me a year to prepare the house to sell - minor renovations needed to sell the house on the open market, painting etc). I have though begun to purge my stuff. I have rented a storage unit to help move some of my boxes out so my tenants can store their stuff where mine currently is (and not in the middle of some workable space).</div>
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My career is on a holding pattern at the moment as I work towards certification. This last year I managed a major progress by taking a job out of town. My second degree was in Education and here it requires 2 years of certified teaching to get a permanent teaching certificate. The job I had from September to April was teaching upgrading courses at a (very) small college, which luckily turned out to count towards my permanent certification, only 80% mind you. The college is about 425 km from my house (another reason to consider selling), so not a daily commute. I have conditionally accepted to work there again this September, on condition they send me a reasonable contract. At the moment I am substitute teaching which I have mixed emotions about. I enjoy the more relaxed work load, but not the uncertainty of work. I have been on the substitute teaching list with the same school board (near my house) for the past 2 years, and I would hazard a guess that I'm probably no where near 20% of their teaching year (I was given the name & number of someone to ask and have yet to check). With the way the funding is (was; we just had a change in government) for education here, I'm not even certain I would like to work full time in the public school system. That being said, I have not had an opportunity to have an extended experience. At the small college, my largest class size was 8 students (no where near the 30+ I have seen subbing). I have thoughts about possible work arrangements that I could enjoy settling down with, but I feel I want my permanent teaching certification before I make some of those choices.</div>
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Love life is one that has generally been absent in my life. It it one thing I do not understand how to start working towards without doing things that are so far outside my comfort zone they are not me. There is also the factor that I consider myself queer, not just because I am more attracted to men then women, but because of other factors that make me feel totally out of the norm. (More on this topic will likely appear in later posts.)</div>
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I think this is enough for a first post on this new venture for this blog.</div>
E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-56843319422524441232015-02-18T21:49:00.002-07:002015-02-18T21:52:06.354-07:00Blog updates and changesFor those who actually follow this blog, you will notice I haven't really posted much here in a while. That is in part due to busy at work and in life, and, well as you may have noticed most of my recent posts have been quotes.<br />
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I have set up a couple other blogs, through Tumblr, that seem to fit a little more of my purposes at the moment.<br />
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<a href="http://quafaie.tumblr.com/">http://quafaie.tumblr.com/</a> - is the one I have for all my quotes I post. There will be a post daily there, well, just about daily (the archives will show daily)<br />
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<a href="http://quafaie-2.tumblr.com/">http://quafaie-2.tumblr.com/</a> - has links to science and other things I find interesting<br />
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I hope to still use this blog for more like my thoughts, maybe some actual commentary on the articles I read, or more on nudism. I'm not yet sure.<br />
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Feel free to continue following this blog, but also please check out my 2 tumblrs too.E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-86682218369378558252015-02-02T20:22:00.000-07:002015-02-02T20:22:40.173-07:0010 Things You Didn't Know About Penises | IFLScience<a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-penises">10 Things You Didn't Know About Penises | IFLScience</a>E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-5331317907066122082014-12-31T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-31T12:00:04.505-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 31 Dec 2014</span></div>
E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-47562504308651628442014-12-30T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-30T12:00:01.864-07:00Daily Inspiration <div style="text-align: center;">
He only acquires (virtue) who endures routine and sweat and postponement of fancy to the achievement of a worthy end.</div>
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<i>- Ralph Waldo Emerson</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 30 Dec 2014</span></div>
E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-8178308328154221912014-12-29T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-29T12:00:00.051-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 12 Dec 2014</span></div>
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The true Way is sublime.</div>
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It can't be expressed in language.</div>
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Of what use are scriptures?</div>
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But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, </div>
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even if he can't read a word.</div>
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<i>- Bodhidharma</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 13/14 Dec 2014</span></div>
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We live but a fraction of our lives.</div>
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<i>- Henry David Thoreau</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 29 Dec 2014</span></div>
E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-44466503128910135492014-12-28T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-28T12:00:00.570-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man.</div>
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The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 11 Dec 2014</span></div>
E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-56022969300975079982014-12-27T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-27T12:00:01.505-07:00Daily Inspiration<br />
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The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.</div>
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.</div>
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Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.</div>
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Ask yourself constantly,</div>
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"What is the right thing to do?"</div>
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We sink to rise.</div>
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Better a diamond with a flaw</div>
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than a pebble without.</div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-49235299359014825272014-12-25T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-25T12:00:01.447-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.</div>
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Real knowledge is to know</div>
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the extent of one's ignorance.</div>
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He who loves the world as his body</div>
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may be entrusted with the empire.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-67202393583884236262014-12-24T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-24T12:00:00.977-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
The sage does not accumulate for himself.</div>
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The more he uses for others, the more he has himself.</div>
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The more he gives to others, the more he possesses of his own.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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Worse than idle is compassion</div>
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If it ends in tears and sighs.</div>
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<i>- William Wordsworth</i></div>
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In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.</div>
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<i>- Dalai Lama</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-16505220724753167492014-12-23T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-23T12:00:02.769-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Heaven is like an egg,</div>
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yolk of the egg.</div>
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<i>- Chang Heng</i></div>
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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He who possesses virtue in abundance </div>
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May be compared to an infant.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-31988115671493092252014-12-22T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-22T12:00:00.938-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. </div>
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<i>- Henry David Thoreau</i></div>
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To see the danger clearly and yet remain unperturbed in the face of it, trusting to God's goodness, is true wisdom.</div>
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<i>- Mahatma Gandhi</i></div>
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Be gentle. Not by harming life does one become noble. One is termed noble for being gentle to all living things.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-89228305870872613742014-12-21T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-21T12:00:01.824-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.</div>
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<i>- Dalai Lama</i></div>
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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Don't hate life and death of love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you'll witness the beginning of Nirvana, and in death you'll experience the assurance of no rebirth.</div>
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<i>- Bodhidharma</i></div>
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Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. </div>
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Some suffer too much , others too little.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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Worship means reverence and humility. </div>
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It means revering your real self and humbling delusions.</div>
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<i>- Bodhidharma</i></div>
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You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-73275951096196430282014-12-19T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-19T12:00:01.802-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not shaken by praise or blame.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrance the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances."</div>
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<i>- Kyong Ho</i></div>
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Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame burn bright. Carry this lamp always and in good time the darkness will yield and you will abide in the light.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-82714497811532375902014-12-18T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-18T12:00:03.861-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
The Way of Heaven has no favorites.</div>
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It is always with the good man.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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To yield is to be preserved whole.</div>
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To be bent is to become straight.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.</div>
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- <i>Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-18871399697235528162014-12-17T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-18T11:16:25.599-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.</div>
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<i>- Confucius</i></div>
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He who knows others is wise;</div>
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He who knows himself is enlightened.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? why do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness?</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-44537074347438222612014-12-16T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-18T11:13:48.558-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness and accept what life brings.</div>
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<i>- Bodhidharma</i></div>
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With the past, I have nothing to do;</div>
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nor with the future. I live now.</div>
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<i>- Ralph Waldo Emerson</i></div>
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.</div>
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<i>- Mahatma Gandhi</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-52159384142977383122014-12-15T12:00:00.000-07:002014-12-18T11:10:03.366-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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To the illuminated mind,</div>
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the whole world sparkles with light.</div>
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<i>- Ralph Waldo Emerson</i></div>
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.</div>
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<i>- Helen Keller</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-65425038245247873602014-11-12T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-12T12:00:03.479-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross over to the farther shore of existence. With mind wholly liberated, you shall come no more to birth and death.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.</div>
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<i>- Confucius</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-72979759737096513652014-11-11T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-11T12:00:03.791-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.</div>
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<i>- Bodhidharma</i></div>
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.</div>
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<i>- Confucius</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-59891714270215747882014-11-10T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-10T12:00:03.005-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish.</div>
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Do not overdo it.</div>
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<i>- Lao Tzu</i></div>
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Great wisdom is generous; </div>
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petty wisdom is contentious.</div>
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<i>- Chuang Tzu</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-33995847143466376822014-11-09T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-09T12:00:02.573-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
We acquire the strength</div>
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we have overcome.</div>
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<i>- Ralph Waldo Emerson</i></div>
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Our life is shaped by our mind;</div>
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we become what we think.</div>
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Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.</div>
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<i>- Buddha</i></div>
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E Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783132748728600869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389903563877560448.post-14519023584800079592014-11-08T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-08T12:00:01.415-07:00Daily Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Truth is by nature self-evident.</div>
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As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.</div>
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<i>- Mahatma Gandhi</i></div>
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I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.</div>
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<i>- Mahatma Gandhi</i></div>
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