Death on the Shore

"We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:57 -0400

“We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them. And they have changed since then. To pretend that they and we are the same is a useful and convenient social convention which must sometimes be broken. We must also remember that at every meeting we are meeting a stranger.”

- T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party (via larmoyante)

"Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:30 -0400

““Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something. ””

- Gertrude Stein (via ybb55)

"You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:24:03 -0400

“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course, but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch.

Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most enjoyable thing in the world, but it’s really just a habit. Thirty days without it, and you would be fine. You think you have a soul mate, but in fact you could have had any number of spouses. You would have evolved differently, but been just as happy.

You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper than just preferences, and these details on the surface, you can change anytime you like.

If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes, it’s the only way.

Set fire to your old self. It’s not needed here. It’s too busy shopping, gossiping about others, and watching days go by and asking why you haven’t gotten as far as you’d like. This old self will die and be forgotten by all but family, and replaced by someone who makes a difference.

Your new self is not like that. Your new self is the Great Chicago Fire—overwhelming, overpowering, and destroying everything that isn’t necessary.

”

- Julien Smith
(via perfect)

Forever reblog.

(via hillarycalhoun)

I want… something more than I can ever have An aching, to see the whole world to let loose...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:01 -0400

I want…
something
more than I
can ever have

An aching, to see
the whole
world
to let loose and run
wild as …
as …
no, I suppose not.
It is only a glimmer…

Artistic Sculpting With Paint Art by Justin Gaffrey

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:33:17 -0400

Artistic Sculpting With Paint Art by Justin Gaffrey

"You are the screen which doesn’t change. Oceans of water cannot make you wet, fires will not burn..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:49:17 -0400

“You are the screen which doesn’t change.
Oceans of water cannot make you wet,
fires will not burn you and
movies of romance will not affect you.
So allow the projections of the mind
which is everything you see within and without.
Like this you must remain That which is untouched,
That which is before identification and intellectual grasps.
This is eternal Being.”

- Papaji (via tobiji)

"Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will come to life. And..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:55:17 -0400

“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will come to life. And don’t be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it’s their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don’t be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.  ”

- Eckhart Tolle (via somewhatgolden)

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Wed, 08 May 2013 00:56:31 -0400

"Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:01:18 -0400

““Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail.””

- Native American Proverbs

via

(Algy Walks Over the Rainbow Trail)

Thanks:)

mydarkenedeyes: Carmelo Blandino - Transformation of Realities...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:56:04 -0400

mydarkenedeyes:

Carmelo Blandino - Transformation of Realities (2013)

“These images were printed on fine Japanese paper. The Iris flower has been used throughout centuries in our societies as a depiction of supreme power and love. Mystics also believe it contains healing properties. It is a beautiful flower that stands tall, virtuous, elegant and colourful - yet fragile in its short life span. Equivalent to us, as humans.”

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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:45:51 -0400

theantidote: pronunciation | (jahn-eh-mahn) script | जानेमन...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:06:02 -0400

theantidote:

pronunciation | (jahn-eh-mahn)

script | जानेमन Hindi, جان ِ من Urdu

(via other-wordly:)

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:29:38 -0400

nevver: You are the quarry

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:43:14 -0400

nevver:

You are the quarry

sweetsweetsmile: Flickr / anikamari

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:18:03 -0400

sweetsweetsmile:

Flickr / anikamari

"Anger is a response to feelings of unhappiness, which in turn arise whenever we meet with unpleasant..."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:12:02 -0400

“Anger is a response to feelings of unhappiness, which in turn arise whenever we meet with unpleasant circumstances. Whenever we are prevented from fulfilling our wishes, or forced into a situation we dislike - in short, whenever we have to put up with something we would rather avoid - our uncontrolled mind reacts by immediately feeling unhappy. This uncomfortable feeling can easily turn into anger, and we become even more disturbed than before. It is a very useful exercise to examine the types of situation in which we get angry. We will probably find that most of our anger arises when our desires are frustrated and we do not get what we want.”

- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso - “How to Solve Our Human Problems” (via dancingdakini)

wonderfulambiguity: Adolf Fassbender, White Night, 1936

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:41:21 -0400

wonderfulambiguity:

Adolf Fassbender, White Night, 1936

"Don’t be perfect. Be you. Don’t be what you think they want you to be. Be what you know you are...."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:08:07 -0400

“Don’t be perfect. Be you. Don’t be what you think they want you to be. Be what you know you are. Don’t look outside yourself for anything. It’s all within.”

- - Jackson Kiddard

(via parkstepp)

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:38:02 -0400

Maybe you can dreamif you thinkit’s worth itit certainlyisn’t,though,somethingthat...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:30:03 -0400

Maybe you can dream
if you think
it’s worth it
it certainly
isn’t,
though,
something
that everyone does
anymore…
But I’d like to think
it is worth it
some days
it’s all I have