“One day, a new ideal will arise, and there will be an end to all wars. I die convinced of this. It will need much hard work, but it will be achieved The important thing, until that happens, is to hold one's banner high and to struggle Without struggle there is no life.” NeedsImportantWarEndsHardHappensDiesPeaceStruggleHard WorkOne DayIdealsImportant ThingsConvincedAriseBanner Author:Kathe Kollwitz
“With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies: Far-off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise; March!” ChildrenDiesDarkSkyCryWindSpringWinterAriseMarchStubbornUnseenRushingGloomyBidding Book:The Poems Source: The Poems
“The first undeniable reality is that every living thing dies, and the second undeniable reality is that we suffer throughout our lives because we don't understand death. The truth derived from these two points is the importance of clarifying the matter of birth and death. The third undeniable reality is that all of the thoughts and feelings that arise in my head simply arise haphazardly, by chance. And the conclusion we can derive from that is not to hold on to all that comes up in our head. That is what we are doing when we sit zazen.” FirstsTwoMatterFeelingsRealityTruthDeathSufferingDiesChanceOur LivesBirthThirdsImportanceCome UpAriseConclusionLiving ThingsThoughts And FeelingsBirth And DeathClarifying Book:Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice Source: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
“From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.” DiesRealizingCompassionNeighborArisePitySignificance Author:G. I. Gurdjieff