Daily FortunesNov 8, 2016
An older student came to Otis and said, "I have...
An older student came to Otis and said, "I have been to see a
great number of teachers and I have given up a great number of pleasures.
I have fasted, been celibate and stayed awake nights seeking enlightenment.
I have given up everything I was asked to give...
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth...
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the
hour of separation.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some...
Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this
big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around --
nobody big, I mean -- except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy
cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch...
Approaching the gates of the monastery, Hakuin found...
Approaching the gates of the monastery, Hakuin found Ken the Zen
preaching to a group of disciples.
"Words..." Ken orated, "they are but an illusory veil obfuscating
the absolute reality of --"
"Ken!" Hakuin interrupted...
Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping...
Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's
incomplete and saying: "Now it's complete because it's ended here."
-- Muad'dib, "Dune"
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Daily Fortunes for Nov 8, 2016
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