October 2009
19 posts
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
– Lao-Tzu
Oct 28th
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Benjamin Zander on music and passion
Oct 26th
Once there was a man who was afraid of his shadow and who hated his footprints, and so he tried to get away from them by running. But the more he lifted his feet and put them down again, the more footprints he made. And no matter how fast he ran, his shadow never left him, and so, thinking that he was still going too slowly, he ran faster and faster without a stop until his strength gave out and...
Oct 24th
“The softest thing in the universe overcomes the hardest thing in the universe.”
– Lao Tzu
Oct 22nd
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Oct 20th
Seven Japanese aesthetic principles
From Presentation Zen Kanso (簡素) Simplicity or elimination of clutter. Things are expressed in a plain, simple, natural manner. Reminds us to think not in terms of decoration but in terms of clarity, a kind of clarity that may be achieved through omission or exclusion of the non-essential. Fukinsei (不均整) Asymmetry or irregularity. The idea of controlling balance in a composition via...
Oct 20th
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“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of...”
– Frederic Chopin (via mnmal)
Oct 19th
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Minimal Flickr Pools →
Oct 17th
“Mysteriously, wonderfully, I bid farewell to what goes, I greet what comes; for...”
– Chuang-tzu
Oct 16th
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in...”
– Socrates, Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Oct 14th
Extreme minimalism in web design →
Oct 14th
Oct 13th
“Great fullness seems empty, yet it cannot be exhausted.”
– Lao Tzu
Oct 13th
Oct 13th
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“To attain knowledge add something everyday, to attain wisdom remove something...”
– Lao Tzu
Oct 11th
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience and compassion. These...”
– Lao Tzu
Oct 8th
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“There is always a possibility that there is a simpler way to do something.Even...”
– Edward De Bono
Oct 7th
“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual...”
– Shrunkyo Suzuki
Oct 4th
Standing alone and unchanging, One can observe every mystery, Present at every moment and ceaselessly continuing This is the gateway to indescribable marvel Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching
Oct 1st