The Usefulness Of Intangibility |
From the "Tao Teh Ching" written by Lao Tzu in 600 B.C.
"Thirty spokes converge upon a single hub;It is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges.
We make a vessel from a lump o...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:31:00 PST |
Penetrating Zen |
From Zen Master Yuanwu:
"People who are sharp should have their feet on the ground, and need an iron spine, traveling through the world looking on everything as illusor...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:34:00 PST |
Thought And Character |
From the book, "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen:
"The aphorism, 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he', not only embraces the whole of a man's being, but is so co...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:15:00 PST |
Keeping Death In Mind At All Times |
From the book, "Code Of The Samurai: A Modern Translation Of The Bushido Shoshinshu" translated by Thomas Cleary:
From "General Discussion"
"One who is supposed to be a...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:17:00 PST |
Live This Day As Tho It Were Your Last |
From "The Greatest Secret In The World" by Og Mandino:
"I will live this day as if it is my last.
And what shall I do with this last precious day whic...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:54:00 PST |
Imitating Greatness |
Excerpt from Chapter 6 of "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli:
"For as men almost always follow the beaten track of others, and proceed in their actions by imitation, and yet cannot altogether follow ...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:06:00 PST |
Act Quickly |
"While knowing that we will die someday, we think that all the others will die before us and that we will be the last to go. Death seems a long way off. Is this not shallow thinking? ...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:22:00 PST |
The Art Of War: Chapter 1 |
From "Laying Plans" (Chapter 1):
"All warfare is based on deception.
Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, me must make the e...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:53:00 PST |
The Resolve Of A Samurai |
From the Hagakure:
"Though a Samurai's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should still be able to perform one more action with certainty."
Posted by Ghost Dog on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:48:00 PST |
Dash Forward Bravely |
From the Hagakure:
"When meeting calamities or difficult situations, it is not enough to simply say that one is not at all flustered. When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward b...
Posted by Ghost Dog on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:02:00 PST |
