June 2011
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“Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the...”
– Gautama Buddha
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“He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that...”
– William Drummond
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“Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.”
– Frater Ravus
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“Philosophy was born from a single premise: to find value in all things so that...”
– Nothingxmuch
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“What a queer thing is Christian salvation! Believing in firemen will not save a...”
– Lemuel Washburn
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
– Aldous Huxley
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“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
– Lewis Carroll
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Archetypes
Do archetypes come out of pipes
constructed out of mindsmoke.
Are they real or do you feel
they aren’t some little Jungjoke?
Are they a meme that swims upstream
against media-built paradigms?
Do they reflect what we select,
or do they make up our minds?
The archetypes within your nation,
do they need identification?
Is it Uncle Sam or the Buddha Man
that your country will identify with?
Is it a...
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“To me it is morally wrong to challenge the beliefs of others when there is no...”
– Tim Minchin (via alfajones)
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Jack Threads Invite
This is completely unrelated to anything else I ever post, but I’ve found this cool clothing website that gives up to an 80% discount on clothing. However, the problem is that it requires an invitation to sign up. So! I’m going to pass along an invitation to each and every one of my followers for a great discount on pretty stylish clothing! Just click here!
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“To have much wealth
and ample gold and food,
but to enjoy one’s luxuries...”
– Gautama Buddha
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“Who is hospitable, and friendly,
Liberal and unselfish,
A guide, an...”
– Gautama Buddha
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Westboro Baptist Church protest raises $44,000 for...
Comedienne Lisa Lampanelli took a unique stand against the anti-gay and vindictive bullies from Westboro Baptist Church, who protested her performance in Topeka on Friday night. When the Topeka-based hate church targeted Lampanelli for her outspoken position on gay rights, the comedienne fired back earlier this week on Twitter. She promised to donate $1,000 to the Gay Men’s Health Crisis,...
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WatchJulia Sweeney on Letting Go of God
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WatchPostsecret - We all have our secrets and we all make it by
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The Old Man Who Lost His Horse
…That evening the neighbors gathered to commiserate with him since this was such bad luck. He said, “Maybe.” The next day the horse returned, but brought with it six wild horses, and the neighbors came exclaiming at the good fortune. He said, “Maybe.” And then the following day, his son tried to saddle and ride one of the wild horses, was thrown, and broke his...
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“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted...”
– John Muir
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“Don’t worry what people think, they don’t do it very often.”
– Unknown Author
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“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy,...”
– Pema Chodron
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“At death a person abandons
what one construes as mine.
Realizing this, the...”
– Gautama Buddha
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WatchMichael Pritchard’s water filter turns filthy water drinkable for less than half a cent a day
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“One who destroys life, utters lies,
takes what is not given,
goes to another...”
– Gautama Buddha
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“Know this, O good one:
evil things are difficult to control.
Let not greed and...”
– Gautama Buddha
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“One is not versed in Dhamma
because one speaks much.
One who, after hearing a...”
– Gautama Buddha
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WatchKen Robinson says Schools Kill Creativity
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“Just as rust arising from iron
eats away the base from which it arises,
even...”
– Gautama Buddha
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“One has broken the cycle,
attained freedom from desire.
The dried-up stream no...”
– Gautama Buddha
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WatchMichael Pawlyn: Using Nature’s Genius in Architecture