February 2011
17 posts
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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)
Feb 26th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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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...
Feb 21st
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Feb 17th
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“I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the...”
–  Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha)
Feb 16th
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Feb 9th
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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
Feb 7th
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“The color of truth is grey.”
– André Gide (via aperfectcommotion)
Feb 4th
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“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
– Jack Kerouac (The Dharma Bums)
Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 1st
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