February 2012
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It was asked of the Master, ‘What is your Way?’
Puman replied, ‘What is right now?’
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“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and...”
– Leo Tolstoy
“There is no one torturing you except yourself. There is nobody except yourself;...”
– Osho
(via nirvikalpa)
“When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep...”
– Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you...”
– Dogen
“Do not pursue the taste of good food.”
– Miyamoto Musashi, Dokkōdō
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I have known about the concept of a healthy nutrition, but often caved to my culinary lusts of the average American.
Fast food, soda, pizza, Oreos etc were unhealthy cuisine I had a hard time resisting.
Today at the end of my workout class, I woke up from this deception. I asked Court McGee, a UFC fighter based in my gym, what was his nutrition.
He explained that clean eating is a lifelong...
Eating clean is a lifestyle change.
What we put in our bodies makes all the difference in how we feel.
Food is fuel, not happiness.
“In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both...”
– Miyamoto Musashi
“Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more...”
– Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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continuing thoughts of the night
Tonight was a bitter-sweet reminder of time. I am currently taking two online classes that have assignments due every Sunday at 11:55 PM. Believing that I had extra time to complete all the assignments, I waited till 7 to start them. During a supposedly brief break, I took notice of the dragon painting below, and decided to write a brief post about some thoughts about the Year of the Dragon.
This...
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“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
– Lao Tzu
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thoughts of the night
It’s interesting to read these interpretations about Hayao Miyazaki’s films, as they encourage me to think deeper at potential underlying meanings. I think of these proposed connections were a bit of a stretch to convince viewers of a darker side to these films.
I don’t believe Miyazaki’s sole inspiration were these sad stories/social issues, but it’s always...
Interesting Fact About 千と千尋の神隠し (Spirited Away) →
I’ve noticed that several of my followers are Miyazaki fans, so I thought I share this little tidbit of information with you about Spirited Away.
I always wondered why the symbol “ゆ” (said “yu”) was on the door to the bath house. I asked my Japanese teacher, and he wasn’t too sure so I did a…
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow...”
– William Butler Yeats
