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December 1979Standing on a street corner waiting for no one is Power.
Gregory Corso, Power
October 1979Sometimes it seems to me that in this absurdly random life there is some inherent justice in the outcome of personal relationships. In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving.
Sheldon Kopp, If You Meet The Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!
September 1979As long as we have some definite idea about or some hope in the future, we cannot really be serious with the moment that exists right now.
Suzuki Roshi, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
August 1979The ancients said: “The hanged man cannot cut himself down.” But in due time Nature is stronger than all his ropes and bonds. It was always so. Where is the reason to be discouraged?
Chuang Tzu
June 1979What is meant by light? To gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.
Nikos Kazantzakis
March 1979A man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the “size” of human suffering is absolutely relative.
Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
January 1979The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
Emily Dickinson
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