the gates of paradise |
A soldier came to Hakuin and asked "Is there really a paradise and a hell?"
"Who are you?" inquired Hakuin.
"I am a samurai," the warrior replied.
"You, a samurai!" exclaimed Hakuin. "What kind of rul...
Posted by oliver on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST |
side dishes |
Once when Guru Nanak came to the small town of Saidpur in West Punjab he choose to stay there with Lalo, a low caste carpenter. At the same time the local chief of the town Malik Bhago, who was...
Posted by oliver on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:59:00 PST |
the wild ivy deity |
And the thunder becomes applause, the rain:tears of the gods in rejoice, uncontrolable...they weep because you have seen them all.the devils and angels take their grand bow,unmasked behind the sparkli...
Posted by oliver on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:56:00 PST |
the flowering of things |
last night i had a classic ufo/ fairy experience. i awoke to strange sounds likesheet metal being banged and scraped at once, the sound came from eitherabove the roof or inside the roof, it was distan...
Posted by oliver on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:23:00 PST |
the great learning |
WHAT THE GREAT LEARNING teaches, is to illustrate illustriousvirtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence. The point where to rest being known, the object of purs...
Posted by oliver on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:05:00 PST |
your vote counts* |
*unless it is contradictory to what the ruling power wants...
yes my friends, the u.s. presidential election is over. john mccain won. hold on, you say? the election isn't for another several months, ...
Posted by oliver on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:36:00 PST |
on attaining buddhahood |
If you wish to free yourself from the sufferings of birth and death you have endured since time without beginning and to attain without fail unsurpassed enlightenment in this lifetime, you must percei...
Posted by oliver on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:11:00 PST |
thus spake zarathustra |
WHEN Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his home and the lakeof his home, and went into the mountains. There he enjoyed hisspirit and his solitude, and for ten years did not weary of it....
Posted by oliver on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:56:00 PST |
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras |
PREPARATIONRender to the Immortal Gods the consecrated cult;Guard then thy faith: Revere the memoryOf the Illustrious Heroes, of Spirits demi-Gods.
PURIFICATIONBe a good son, just brother, spouse tend...
Posted by oliver on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:58:00 PST |
new tunes |
when i said i was going to post 3 songs with the same theme, everyone said i was crazy. but as it turns out, all those paint chips i used to eat when i was a kid were bad for my brain somehow, so they...
Posted by oliver on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:42:00 PST |
