In a moment of decision…
“In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is…
“You’re always in it”
“You can’t escape your own period. Whether you take sides for or against, you’re always in it.” ~ Pablo Picasso
Work smarter, not harder
“Work smarter, not harder”. ~ Subhas C Gupta, MD PhD FRCS.
Jabor e a liberdade, 2
É como disse o Jabor, “o homem de hoje tem uma ridícula liberdade para nada, para comer sanduíche em lanchonete e acreditar em mentiras”.
Rig Veda 10.117.1
Say not, “This poor man’s hunger is a heaven-sent doom.” To the well-fed, too, comes death in many forms. Yet the wealth of the…
Paint, says Van Gogh
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~ Vincent…
Confusion is an misunderstood order
“Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.” ~ Henry Miller
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the chicken cross the road? Possible answers… To actualize its potential…(Aristotle). To manufacture consent…(Chomsky). If you ask…you deny your “chicken nature;” (Buddha)….
May we always say what’s pleasing
“In village or forest, in all the places where man meets man, in market or forum, may we always say that which is pleasing…
O que é a vida?
“O que é a vida? É o piscar de um vagalume ao anoitecer. É a respiração do búfalo no inverno. É a pequena sombra…
Ahimsa, by Atharva Veda
“Ahimsa is not causing pain to any living being at any time through the actions of one’s mind, speech or body.” ~ Atharva Veda,…
A vida é simples, meu caro Watson!
Sherlock Holmes e Dr.Watson vão acampar… Montam a barraca e, depois de uma boa refeição e uma garrafa de vinho, deitam-se para dormir. Algumas…
Come alive!
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world…
It won’t come out of your horn
“Jazz comes from who you are, where you’ve been, what you have done. If you don´t live it, it won’t come out of your…
Talismã, by Gandhi
“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test:…
Tirukural 858: hatred
“Wealth increases when a man walks away from hatred and diminishes whenever he draws it near.” ~ Tirukural 858 (Chapter 86, Hatred)
Na Índia: “Problema seu”
“Problema seu” Causo curioso contado por um brasileiro que visitava a Índia, em 1987 (relatado no programa Alternativa Saúde desta semana): “Fomos a uma…
O “apolítico” é pró-status quo
“Quando a pessoa pensa que é apolítica, ela está apenas aderindo ao status quo”. Paulo Autran (sintetizando muitos outros, Brecht inclusive)
The most foolish of all
“No fool is more foolish than one who eagerly expounds his learning to others while failing to follow it himself.” ~ Tirukural 834 (Chapter…
Great Being higher and lower
“When the Great Being is seen as both the higher and the lower, then the knot of the heart is rent asunder, all doubts…