February 2011
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By far the most difficult reason for our lack of dedicated intention [on the...
– Rodney Smith in Stepping Out of Self-Deception: The Buddha’s Liberating Teaching of No-Self (Shambhala Publications)
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Watson is Beautiful
Search for Ken Jennings + Watson and his now well-known concession will be featured prominently. The IBM-built competitor soundly defeated the most celebrated human contestants on Jeopardy! and Jennings quipped: “I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords.”
Search Watson + Skynet and Google will deliver nearly one million results. The comparisons to Skynet - the bringer of the...
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I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the...
– Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha)
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Once Mother Theresa was asked what she said when she prayed. She answered that she didn’t say anything, she listened. When asked what God said to her, she said that God didn’t say anything; He listened back. She added that if you didn’t understand, she couldn’t explain it further.
“God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.”―Mother Theresa
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The color of truth is grey.
– André Gide (via aperfectcommotion)
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One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.
– Jack Kerouac (The Dharma Bums)
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