“The true artist,” Beethoven wrote in his touching letter of advice to a young girl aspiring to be an artist,
“is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun.” via


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“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances…
that’s what life is all about, that’s its task,” the young Dostoyevsky exulted in a letter to
his brother just after his death sentence was repealed - death, that great clarifying force for
what it means to be alive.


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"The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy via


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"I have measured out my life in coffee spoons" - TS Eliot
(poured out my heart in granules of sugar)
...and found myself shaken, not stirred ~psp


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"The whole idea of Kin's Domains as it has been worded here is positive in general ( Read more... )

Jōshū’s Dog (zen koan)

A monk asked Zhaozhou, 'Does even a dog have Buddha Nature?'
Zhaozhou said, 'Mu. (No)' - Zen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul Reps


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Words of Advice to Young People

“Even if you have connected online but are feeling quite alone in terms of day-to-day allies, it’s important to speak out, to exercise your voice,
to let people know of your disagreement with the mainstream narrative.” - Mass Formation (Psychosis): In Brief - Gustave Le Bon to Mattias Desmet.

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To the 30% hypnotized and helpless under the spell
To the 40% watching and waiting sitting on the fence
To the 29% awake and alert-awaken!

-and especially to the 1% vocal minority
Out banging the drum ~Truman Verdun

dr. π (pi)
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"All life is suffering" - Buddha

Valid during many months from end of February 2023 until beginning of January 2025 :This energy influence is accompanied by a phase that can touch you emotionally very much, but also wear you out. This is all the more likely if you have avoided dealing with all the particularly painful or humiliating experiences ( Read more... )

Quotes

“Well, it goes with saying, that in order to stay young at heart, on must age” - Mark Mywards

News at Eleven

“Did you know…?”
No. I don’t read the news. It depresses me. ~psp

ResponsibilitiesYou’re welcome for driving Miss Crazy on errands today ( Read more... )