Daily Inspiration

Seek not happiness too greedily,

and be not fearful of happiness.

- Lao Tzu

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 30 May 2014

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, 

we must carry it with us or we find it not.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 30 Jul 2014

Cute Astronomy

I saw this on a tumblr post ( The Science Side of Tumblr )

Daily Inspiration

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 29 May 2014

To produce things and to rear them,

To produce, but not to take possession of them, 

To act, but not to rely on one's own ability,

To lead them, but not to master them --

This is called profound and secret virtue.

- Lao Tzu

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 29 May 2014

Daily Inspiration

Heaven and Earth are not humane.

They regard all things as straw dogs.

- Lao Tzu 

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 27 May 2014

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world -- that is the myth of the atomic age -- as in being able to remake ourselves.

 - Mahatma Gandhi

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 28 May 2014

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

- Dalai Lama

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 28 Jul 2014

Daily Inspiration

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

- Buddha

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 26 May 2014

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

- Confucius

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 25 Jul 2014

The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances. 

- Bodhidharma

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 26/27 Jul 2014

Daily Inspiration

The affairs of the world will go on forever.

Do not delay the practice of mediation.

- Milarepa

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 24/25 May 2014

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; 

to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; 

to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; 

we must first set our hearts right.

- Confucius

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 24 Jul 2014

Daily Inspiration

For all men strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos. 

- Chuang Tzu

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 23 May 2014

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

- Confucius

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 23 Jul 2014

Daily Inspiration

Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

- Buddha

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 22 May 2014

If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

- Confucius

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 22 Jul 2014

Interesting Science of the Day

Since I have been posting my daily quotes on Tumblr as well as here (and am considering only posting them on Tumblr), I have been following a number of science Tumblr blogs, and find some interesting posts that can lead me through the fun realm of surfing the interweb.

Following up on one I noticed a link to this video:


Does Penis Size Matter?

Daily Inspiration

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

- Confucius

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 21 May 2014

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. 

There is no greater guilt than discontentment.

And there is no greater disaster than greed.

- Lao Tzu

Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 21 Jul 2014