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Thursday, November 1st, 2007An apprentice asked the Master: “Is there a standard of knowledge for all things?”
Master: “How should I know?”
Apprentice: “Geez…what a letdown.”
Master: “Don’t be diasppointed. How do you know….when I say ‘know’, I don’t really mean ‘not know’?….or, when I say ‘not know,’ I don’t really mean ‘know’?”
The Master continued…
“If a person sleeps in a wet […]
Is Paris Hilton Really Beautiful?
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007If from the very beginning we had called the sky “Horse” and the ground “Point”, then the sky would be “Horse” and the ground be “Point”.
When people think that something is wrong, they say “wrong”. When something is right, they say “right”. But what are the standards of “right” and “wrong”?
People think Paris Hilton […]
Hard vs Soft
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007The standard of teaching from most civilizations has been: “You must exhibit your strength and intelligence; don’t let people think you are weak or foolish.” If someone told you to act like a fool or a weak person, you would probably think he is out of his mind. Most people think being strong is good, […]
Theory of Relativity - Ever Changing Distortion
Monday, October 29th, 2007When people realize what beauty is, the concept of ugliness arise as well.
When people realize what goodness is, the concept of badness arises too.
Long and short reveal each other,
High and low support each other,
Front and back follow each other,
Easy and difficult create each other,
Presence and emptiness produce each other.
All ideas and values are established by […]
The Little Sparrow’s Small Happiness
Sunday, October 28th, 2007According to mythical legend, there lived the great Peng Bird that could soar at a height of 9000 miles.
The little sparrow laughed: “Ha, ha…look at that guy. What’s he doing, wasting so much energy to fly so high? My life is so easy. If I want to sing, I just buzz up to a […]