Lao Tse e os ‘caminhos espirituais’
“Not all spiritual paths lead to the Harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.” ~ Lao Tzu @ the Hua Hu…
“Customers who viewed this credit card…”
Consistência (de estratégia) do produto ou apenas bom humor super-eficiente? Você decide: no hotsite do Amazon.com Visa Card, logo após você ver a descrição…
“Não espere uma experiência”
“10. Don’t expect any type of experience. 11. If you are wondering if you will have some kind of spiritual experience, then that very…
O desejo, o desejo, o desejo (o desejo…)
“There is no end to desire whilst we consider ourselves to be limited. As one desire is satisfied another is born, continually adding fuel…
“Pra quem realmente quer julgar alguém”
“If you really want to judge of the character of others, look not at their great performances. Every fool may become a hero at…
A história Sufi do “estúpido idiota”
There is an old Sufi story about a philosopher who made an appointment to debate with Nasrudin, a Sufi wisdom teacher. When the philosopher…
what we ENJOY = abundance
“Not what we have…but what we ENJOY…constitutes our abundance.” ~ John Petit-Senn
Alimentação saudável, segundo Da Vinci
Grifo numa das máximas presentes também no Ayurveda, a medicina milenar indiana. If you want to be healthy observe this regime. Do not eat…
The Wise Donkey
Via Sri Aurobindo Society. One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried…
as in “No religion higher than the truth”
“Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world. Every system has produced men and women of the…
Frase do dia: “Crying out for greater freedom”
“Let a person rejoice when he is confronted with obstacles, for it means that he has reached the end of some particular line of…
O violinista invisível do Washington Post
Da coluna do domingo de Martha Medeiros n’O Globo: Aconteceu em janeiro. O jornal Washington Post convidou um dos maiores violinistas do mundo, Joshua…
Top 3 das top 10 do Steve Jobs
Quem listou foi o Ririan Project, mas as “sabedorias” são de Steve Jobs. Das 10 (muito boas) que ele listou, minhas três preferidas: 3….
Vivekananda e o conhecimento do Absoluto
“Existem dois processos para conhecer o Absoluto: um é o positivo, e o outro, o negativo. O processo positivo é aquele em que todo…
Human Genome Project & God
As the director of the Human Genome Project, I have led a consortium of scientists to read out the 3.1 billion letters of the…
I am the Resurrection and the Life
“I am the Resurrection and the Life”. It is the completely awakened consciousness in Him that is the resurrection and the life—resurrected out of…
Ninguém usa secretária eletrônica na Índia
Eu acredito, e concordo (com os indianos). Quem afirma é a Rashmi Sinha, justificando que o pensamento indiano segue a linha de raciocínio abaixo:…
“Flexible and flowing” (Tao)
“Whatever is flexible and flowing will tend to grow, whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.” ~ Tao Te Ching
16 coisas que a maioria de nós leva 50 anos pra aprender
São duas listas rolando com esse nome: a mais recente é a linkada pelo Kottke (aqui), mas eu gostei mais da original. Meus top…