"The pen is the tongue of the soul; as are the thoughts engendered there, so will be the things written."

-- Miguel de Cervantes

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“This is the path of prayer-contemplative prayer, that is, as distinct from simple prayers of supplication and thanksgiving-which is a specific discipline of thought, desire, and action, one that frees the mind from habitual prejudices and appetites, and allows it to dwell in the gratuity and glory of all things. As an old monk on Mount Athos once told me, contemplative prayer is the art of seeing reality as it truly is; and, if one has not yet acquired the ability to see God in all things, one should not imagine that one will be able to see God in himself.”
“Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.”

Source : Stephen Bayley (2000). “General Knowledge”, Booth-Clibborn
“Rosencrantz: Shouldn't we be doing something--constructive? Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? ... A short, blunt human pyramid...?”
“Well I know that you worry a lot about Things you cant control There are so many things wed like to have But we just cannot hold You've got to be kind to yourself You've got to be kind to yourself”
“Does Grandpa love to baby-sit his grandchildren? Are you kidding? By day he is too busy taking hormone shots at the doctor's or chip shots on the golf course. At night he and Grandma are too busy doing the cha-cha.”
“My friends would certainly call me out if I didn't say that I like to create a bit of chaos and stir things up in my own life.”

Source : Interview with Brian Fegter, www.amc.com. 2012.
“Can you feel that there is something in you that is at war, something that feels threatened and wants to survive at all cost, that needs the drama in order to assert its identity as the victorious character within that theatrical production? Can you feel there is something in you that would rather be right than at peace?”
“The end goal of meditation is to do whatever helps slow your mind down, in order to achieve a peaceful, positive state of mind and body.”

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