READING (EAST/WEST) 閱讀 (東西)
Motions of Mind 心靈的動作
Posted March 7, 2022
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The dead bodies of civilians killed by Russian shelling lay covered in the street in the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Diego Herrera Carcedo)
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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja). Indian (Tamil Nadu) – ca. 11th century. The Met Museum, New York.
As a prime symbol from the Hindu tradition, Shiva combines in a single image the roles of creator, preserver and destroyer of the universe.
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Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.
— Mahatma Gandhi (1925)
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There is no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died.
— Vladimir Putin (2007)
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Even if you cannot see it, the whole universe is before your eyes.
— Seng-Ts’an (d. 606 CE), third Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
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bill bissett
2022
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sew whn is smooth sailing yu ask oh fervent
ths infernal internal e ternal tempest
sores me 2 dstraksyun
th turbulens uv us all riding out
on th waves 2 wher
n is th destinaysyun onlee furthr out 2 c
thos its pleysyurs n dangrs n nowher
reelee landing
4 longing as hard n willing n allowing th
changing winds storms n staree suspensful
lulls as we agen set loving sail
pull n lift anchor without know
ing
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