“In the Far East, a peasant has no problem that someone can be born from another universe into a human body, walk up to their hut one day and ask for something to eat and transport them into infinite galaxies of awareness.” HumansProblemBodyUniverseAsksBornWalksAwarenessOne DayInfiniteEastHinduismGalaxyNo ProblemHuman BodyPeasantsTransportHuts Author:Frederick Lenz
“Talking to a peasant one day, I suggested to him the hypothesis that there might indeed be a God who governs heaven and earth, a Consciousness or Conscience of the Universe, but that even so it would not be sufficient reason to assume that the soul of every man was immortal in the traditional and concrete sense. And he replied, "Then what good is God?” MenSoulReasonMightEarthUniverseHeavenConsciousnessTalkingOne DayConscienceAssumingEvery ManTraditionalImmortalitySufficientImmortalConcreteHypothesisPeasantsHeaven And Earth Book:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations Source: The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations
“We want to see the universe in its absolute, pure, naked, perfection. We want to know its wonder. We want to know the totality of ourselves. That's done in steps and degrees and not in one day.” KnowsWantDoneUniverseWonderStepsOne DayPureDegreesPerfectionAbsolutesNakedMysticismTotality Author:Frederick Lenz
“I wanna begin saying a story about my son. I have a four-year old son who loves superheroes from Spider-Man to Iron Man to Batman. He's got all the costumes. One day he looks at me and says 'Dad, I want to be light-skinned so I could be Spider-Man. Spider-Man has light skin.' That was sort of a shock. This is why I am excited to be a part of the Marvel Universe, so I could be hopefully provide that diversity in the role of the superhero.” MenWantYearsLooksStoriesLightUniverseRolesFourSonDadOne DayDiversitySkinsExcitedHopefullyShockIronMy SonFour YearsLook At MeCostumesSuperheroSpidersSpider ManIron Man Author:Djimon Hounsou
“The uniqueness of zazen lies in this: that the mind is freed from bondage to all thought forms, visions, objects, and imaginings, however sacred or elevating, and brought to a state of absolute emptiness, from which alone it may one day perceive its own true nature, or the nature of the universe.” MindMayStatesFormLyingUniverseVisionObjectsOne DayAbsolutesSacredPerceiveEmptinessUniquenessBondageTrue NatureElevating Author:Philip Kapleau
“As a researcher at US Berkeley I used to go into the brains of small, little animals and study the way that brains were connected and how little did I know that one day that was going to be my future - exploring the universe of the brain and hold it in between my hands and look at cells migrating.” KnowsWayLooksLittlesHandsUsedUniverseAnimalBrainStudyOne DayConnectedCellsExploringMy FutureResearchersBerkeley Author:Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa