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Month: May 2008

  • Little minds

    Little minds are interested in the extraordinary;
    Great minds in the commonplace.

    – Elbert Hubbard

  • Red vs Blue eps 01

    This is the original Red vs Blue episode, marking a new way of interacting with computer games.
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  • Live close to the ground

    In dwelling, live close to the ground.
    In thinking, keep to the simple.
    In conflict, be fair and generous.
    In governing, don’t try to control.
    In work, do what you enjoy.
    In family life, be completely present.

    – Tao Te Ching

  • Study only death

    A recluse came and asked: “What is the primary concern in religious practice?”

    The Master responded: “Put everything aside and only study death. Always study death, free yourself from death, and when death really comes you will not be flustered. In order to save others, knowledge is necessary. For your own salvation, however, whatever knowledge you have grasped becomes your enemy. Just be mindless as earth; recite the nenbutsu (praise to Amida Buddha) and study death.”

    Suzuki Shosan (1579 –1655)
    From Warrior Zen – The Diamond-hard Wisdom Mind of Suzuki Shosan