Shouting At The Buddha

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" The only fence 
against the world 
is a thorough
 knowledge 
of it. "

John Locke

" Never say 
there is nothing 
beautiful 
in the world anymore. 

There is 
always something 
to make you wonder 
in the shape of a tree, 
the 
trembling 
of a leaf. "


Albert Schweitzer

 “ The resistance 
to the unpleasant 
situation 
is the root 
of suffering. ” 

Ram Dass


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Buddha and his companions
had been walking all day.

They approached a small village
when suddenly
a man came shouting
full of anger
right at Buddha
who continued walking
calmly.

Later on
someone asked him
what they all wondered:
"Why did you not
engage him?"

"Let me ask you a question:

If someone gives you a 
gift that
 you choose not to receive, 
to whom
 does it belong?" 

Beyond basic safety

refuse to accept

or engage

the sticky traps

of entanglement.

Keep flying!

You will not save

those sinking in quick sand

by sinking in it

yourself.

Be a little selfish.

It's called 

"Self Preservation"

You can blame me

and Buddha.

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for Your visit!

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Google Timer

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" Time

 is a game

 played beautifully

 by children. "

Heraclitus

" The life of our city 

is rich in poetic and 

marvelous subjects. 

We are enveloped 

and steeped as though 

in an atmosphere of 

the marvelous; 

but we do not notice it. "

Charles Baudelaire

" Whenever

 two people meet,

 there are really

 six people present. 

There is each one 

as he sees himself, 

each as seen 

by the other person,

 and each one

 as he really is. "

       William James

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Want to know 

when your tea is ready,

so you don't forget,

and leave the bag in 

for 30 minutes

like I do?

Just go to 

Google

Type in:

 "Timer 3 minutes." 

(or your desired time)

That's it!  

Google will beep

when the time is reached!

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B E E P !

Sky Watch Hawaii

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Silvery Skies, Mother of Pearl Clouds,
Set in Ebony Palms

"When we are 
unable to find 
tranquility 
within ourselves, 
it is useless 
to seek it 
elsewhere."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

" Dreams are 
today's answers to 
tomorrow's 
questions. "


Edgar Cayce

X-Band Radar
leaving Pearl Harbor under Pink Skies

" If everyone 
demanded peace 
instead of 
another television set, 
then 
there'd be peace. "


John Lennon 


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 - Every Joy You Feel 
 Punches Evil in it's Ugly Face 
  Share Joy  
 and You Kick hurt while it's down - 
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Sunny Hawaii Day

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This morning, we woke to SUN.
 It's been a bit grey lately

" The same view 
you look at 
every day, 
the same life, 
can become 
something brand new 
by focusing on 
its gifts 
rather than the 
negative aspects. 
Perspective is your own 
choice and 
the best way to 
shift that perspective 
is through gratitude, 
by acknowledging and 
appreciating the positives. "

 Bronnie Ware 

Everyone just loving it.
 See the waterfall?

" An artist's career 
always begins 
tomorrow. "

James Whistler

Even the SUN herself was showing off-
 Glad to be back

" We must all 
obey 
the great law of 
change. 
It is the 
most powerful law 
of nature. "

Edmund Burke

Perhaps a Sunset this evening!

" I love the audience
 for my blog and these posts. 
I feel it's one of the few times 
I've seen a community of 
genuine good people 
trying to improve. 
I don't write here 
to sell books 
but to build community 
and make friends. "

 JAMES ALTUCHER

Just Like US!


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No Great Deed

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“ Calmness is 
the cradle of
 power. ” 

 J.G. Holland

" No great deed, 
private or public, 
had ever been 
undertaken in a 
bliss of certainty."

Leon Wieseltier

" If 
you saw a heat wave, 
would you wave 
back? "

Steven Wright

" Excuse me 
while I kiss 
the sky. "


Jimi Hendrix


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We try to avoid 

 the unpleasant.

But overlooking 

part of experience

only gives us 

'blind spots."

   When we observe 

ourselves, 

without shying away

 from the pain,

insight has a way

of finding us. 

Pain brings truth

 as pleasure does.

 And a wrong turn

can bring you 

to unexpected 

vistas,

fresh insights-

especially

about ourselves.

Honesty
to Self & Other

is a source of

power.

Pause briefly
from being 

the Hero,

or Victim,

and inhabit

the place of the

Witness.

" Everything changes 

once we identify with 

being the witness 

to the story, 

instead of the 

actor in it.” 

 Ram Dass 

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Want to Look Like a Model? Are You Sure?

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Clearer We Should See

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Glow Drink!

" When I am able 
to resist 
the temptation to 
judge others, 
I can see them 
as teachers of 
forgiveness 
in my life, 
reminding me that 
I can 

only have peace of mind 
when I forgive 
rather than judge. "

Gerald Jampolsky 

Dawn Layers

" The more sand
 that has escaped 
from the hourglass 
of our life, 
the clearer 
we should see 
through it. "

Attributed to:
 Niccolo Machiavelli
 Jean-Paul Sartre &

[German Author] Jean Paul 

" Life is too short

 to spend hoping 

that the perfectly arched

 eyebrow 

or hottest new lip shade 

will mask an 

ugly heart. "

Kevyn Aucoin
Lovely Person
Link

 " I think that if 
 you live long enough, 
 you realize 
 that so much of  
 what happens in life 
 is out of your control, 
 but how you respond  
 to it is in 
 your control. 
That's what I try 

    to remember. "

Hillary Clinton

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Phantom of the Sidewalk