"We are in a maze...which we built and then we fell into and can't get out... We did it voluntarily; were we such good builders that we could build a maze with a way out but which constantly changed so that, despite the way out, in effect there was no way out for us because the maze - this world - was alive...

To make the game into something real, into something more than an intellectual exercise, we elected to lose our exceptional faculties, to reduce us an entire level. This, unfortunately, included loss of memory...and here is where we...managed to defeat ourselves, to turn victory over to...the maze we had built."

Philip K Dick, Quest for Valis

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Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade

What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

There is a wealth of information built into us ... tucked away in the genetic material in every one of our cells ... without some means of access, there is no way even to begin to guess at the extent and quality of what is there. The psychedelic drugs allow exploration of this interior world, and insights into its nature.

Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys

We are bemused and crazed creatures, strangers to our true selves, to one another ...

The difference between theory & practice

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler,--quieter, warmer ...

Things are not what they seem, nor are they otherwise

Some Jung

Grant me the serenity ...

A quote from Thomas Moore:
"As the poets and painters of centuries have tried to tell us, art is not about the expression of talent or the making of pretty things. It is about the preservation and containment of soul. When our own images no longer have a home, a personal museum, we drown our sense of loss in pale substitutes, trashy magazines or formulaic movies."

"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?"

- Mother Teresa

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You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

Speak approving cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be thrilled by them.

Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

Stubborness does have its helpful features. You always know what you are going to be thinking tomorrow.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world we lose connection with one another and ourselves.

Life forms illogical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?

Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.

"If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful." - Zen master Yuanwu

"The results of karma cannot be known by thought, and so should not be speculated about. Thus, thinking, one would come to distraction and distress. Therefore, do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others." - From "Teachings of the Buddha," edited by Jack Kornfield

"If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life." - click

www.strike-the-root.com has an interesting quote or two ... esp about the name of the site ...

A few quotes about a chick in its shell

Interesting quote

Plus a couple more

A life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive

"If you have more than you require, you are a thief."
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