May 29 2008

Zen Quote

We accept the graceful falling of mountain cherry blossoms, but it is much harder for us to fall away from our own attachment to the world.

Rengetsu


May 23 2008

Quote for today

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
– Kurt Vonnegut

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
– Elizabeth Taylor

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.
– Bertrand Russell