“• A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
• A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
• Active Evil is better than Passive Good.” [...]
Erich Fromm Quotes
Erich Fromm‘s books “The Art of Loving” and “The Fear of Freedom” shaped my views a great deal when I was just a teenager. Here are some of my favorite Fromm quotes: As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask. If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to [...]
Hermann Hesse Quotes
In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified. Demian Love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure. Peter Camenzind When someone is seeking … it happens quite easily that [...]
Amy, Amy, Amy…
{EAV:d892b572f5ce00d3} A picture speaks a thousand words… Photo by Brian Rasic.
Why Don’t You Change? – Krishnamurti
Here is a short clip taken from J. Krishnamurti’s Life Story & Teachings. As always, his words are profound and carry a thought provoking message for all of us.
Ludwig Wittgenstein on Words
“Here we come up against the great question that lies behind all these considerations. . . . . Instead of producing something common to all that we call language, I am saying that these phenomena have no one thing in common which makes us use the same word for all,-but that they are related to [...]
Swami Sivananda
“Swami Sivananda was one of the most prolific Yoga teachers who has ever existed. Although he rarely left the little town of Rishikesh, his teachings spread quickly throughout our entire planet.” [...]
Carmen Amaya
Carmen Amaya (1913 – 1963) is considered by many to be one of the greatest flamenco dancers who ever lived. During the peak of her career in the 40′s and 50′s, she was an international cultural icon who combined fury with tenderness—a wild, exotic woman with the fierce pride of Spain and the uncontrolled vagrancy [...]
Hildegard of Bingen
“…A BLAZING MIND LONGING TO SOAR ABOVE THE CLOUDS.” Hildegard (1098-1179) was the tenth child of of a noble German family. At the age of 8, she was sent to live with Jutta, the sister of a count whom Hildegard’s father served as a knight. When Hildegard was 14, she, Jutta, and one or two [...]
Krishnamurti’s Thoughts on Truth
“There is a prevalent assumption these days that everything is relative, a matter of personal opinion, that there is no such thing as truth or fact independent of personal perception. What is an intelligent response to this belief?” [...]