Thought for the day IV

by **yat_chum** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:29 am

"Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes."
Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)

by **yat_chum** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:18 am

"Flowers, sesame-seed, bowls of fresh water, a tuft of kusha grass,
all this altar paraphernalia is not needed
by someone who takes the teacher's words in
and honestly lives them.
Full of longing in meditation,
one sinks into a joy that is free of any impulse to act,
and will never enter a human birth again."
Lalla - Kashmiri woman mystic - 14th century

by **yat_chum** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:40 am

“K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple, Stupid!” Author unknown

by **yat_chum** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:05 am

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"
Bruce Lee

by **yat_chum** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:18 am

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler."
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)

by **yat_chum** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:38 am

"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works."
John Gaule

by **yat_chum** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:45 am

"Kuen yao sum faat" - (Fist comes from the heart).
Wing Chun Kuen saying

by **yat_chum** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:13 am

"Mind is the best weapon, deception is the best techniques, and power comes from within.”
Ka Abner Anievas

by **yat_chum** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:14 pm

"There is no way to happiness,
happiness is the way.

You should be happy right in the here and now.
There is no way to enlightenment.
Enlightenment should be right here and right now.
The moment when you come back to yourself, mind and body together,
fully present, fully alive, that is already enlightenment.
You are no longer a sleepwalker.
You are no longer in a dream.
You are fully alive.
You are awake.
Enlightenment is there.

And if you continue each moment like that,
enlightenment becomes deeper.
More powerful.

There is no way to enlightenment,
enlightenment is the way."

Thich Nhat Hanh - Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk - 2007

by **yat_chum** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:39 am

"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules."
George Bernard Shaw

by **yat_chum** » Tue May 05, 2009 1:09 am

“The wind continued blowing through the leaves atop of the trees. Nothing was new, just a repetition of an ancient ritual."
Mestre Acordeon

by **yat_chum** » Wed May 06, 2009 1:16 am

"The Way of the warrior does not include other Ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly you will see it in everything. Men must polish their particular Way."
Musashi Miyamoto, A Book Of Five Rings

by **yat_chum** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:06 am

"Tradition is a guide and not a jailer."
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)

by **yat_chum** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:34 am

“Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing."
José Bergamín

by **yat_chum** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:11 pm

"Even though our path is completely different from the warrior arts of the past, it is not necessary to abandon totally the old ways. Absorb venerable traditions into this Art by clothing them with fresh garments, and building on the classic styles to create better forms."
Morihei Ueshiba

by **yat_chum** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:59 am

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
Buddha

by **yat_chum** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:22 pm

"I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's."
William Blake (1757 - 1827)

by **yat_chum** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:51 am

“Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.”
Chinese proverb

by **yat_chum** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:23 am

“You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.”
Irish saying

by **yat_chum** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:09 am

“Talk does not cook rice.”
Chinese Proverbs

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