How good peace feels.
The Looming Doom of War. Um brilhante artigo escrito por Marelin the Magician, do site Merlin’s Wonderland. Parte do princípio que “declaring war on…
frases & reflexões
An artist cannot speak
“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.” ~ Jean Cocteau
Kural: the Duty to Give
“He who understands the duty of giving truly lives. All others shall be counted among the dead.” ~ Tirukural 214, Chapter 22, Understanding One’s…
Take a broom.
There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone’s…
If you think you’re too small
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” ~ Anita Koddick
Tell a person they are BRAVE
“Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.” ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher, Author)
A liberdade samsárica do Ocidente: perseguir os desejos, ao invés de transcendê-los. Por David Frawley
“O moderno Ocidente enfatiza a liberdade material do indivíduo para perseguir o desejo, não a liberdade espiritual do indivíduo para transcender o desejo”. ~…
Churchill for PEACE
“If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful…
What is important in life
“What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A carta de Laurel
A Carta de Laurel Tripulante do Columbia, em um iluminado e alegre e-mail do espaço sideral em 31.jan.2003, um dia antes de morrer: (a…
Time and infinite, by Sai Baba
“To everyone of us there must come a time when the whole universe will be found to have been a dream, when we find…
The art, by Anais Nin
“The function of art is to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar…
Nossa presença, by Madre Teresa
“Não devemos permitir que alguém saia de nossa presença sem se sentir melhor e mais feliz.” ~ Madre Tereza de Calcutá
Be really gentle and peaceful
“A monk can be very gentle, very peaceful, while there are no hard words to assail him. But when hard words are directed at…
Amigos, by Mario de Andrade
“Que bobagem falar que é nas grandes ocasiões que se conhece os amigos! Nas grandes ocasiões é que não faltam amigos. Principalmente neste Brasil…
“That is not a woman, sir”
Visitor: “That woman’s arm is too long.” Matisse: “That is not a woman, sir, it’s a painting.” ~ Henri Matisse
Tirukural 981, Greatness
“The aspiration for glorious achievement is the light of life. Disgrace is the dark thought that says, “I can live without it.”” ~ Tirukural…
Deus, Picasso e Matisse
“Deus é, sobretudo, um artista. Ele inventou a girafa, o elefante, a formiga. Na verdade, Ele nunca procurou seguir um estilo — simplesmente foi…
Henry David Thoreau sobre suas leituras dos Vedas: “uma luz não-terrena me iluminava”
“Sempre que eu lia qualquer parte dos Vedas, eu sentia que alguma luz desconhecida e não-terrena me iluminava. Nos grandes ensinamentos dos Vedas, não…
Compassion is dreamy willingness
“Compassion is the willingness to play in the field of dreams even though you are awake.” ~ Matthew Flickstein, em “Swallowing the River Ganges”…