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Author: Rae Allen

  • Winter

    In winter,
    the seven stars
    walk upon a crystal forest

    – Soen Nakagawa.

  • The penetrating sword

    The penetrating brilliance
    Of swords
    Wielded by followers of the Way
    Strikes at the enemy
    Lurking deep within
    Their own souls and bodies.

    – Morihei Ueshiba

  • attaining happiness

    I cannot tell if what the world considers ‘happiness’ is happiness or not.

    All I know is that when I consider the way they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, in the general onrush of the human herd, unable to stop themselves or to change their direction.

    All the while they claim to be just on the point of attaining happiness.

    – Chuang-tzu.

  • poison zen

    Eyes blinded by three poisons,
    Yet once all ties are cut,
    How restful.
    Wicker hat donned,
    Cane held firm,
    How vast the sky!

    – Ungo (1583-1659)

  • Japanese Proverb

    The reverse side also has a reverse side.

  • Seasons

    Summer at its height
    and snow on the rocks!
    The death of winter
    and the withered tree blossoms!

  • Various

    Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
    – Helen Keller

    To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
    – Henry David Thoreau

    What we play is life.
    – Louis Armstrong

    I know all one can know when one knows nothing.
    – Marguerite Duras

    Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
    – Voltaire

    Stop thinking, and end your problems.
    – Lao-tzu

  • Just some funny sayings .. sort of zennish

    Indecision is the key to flexibility.

    If you find something you like, buy a lifetime supply, because they will stop making it.

    All things being equal, fat people use more soap.

    You can’t tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

    Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a tough battle too.

    This is as bad as it can get… but don’t bet on it.

    There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.

    By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

    Happiness is merely the remission of pain.

    Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

    Sometimes too much drink is not enough.

  • leave me alone

    Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead.
    Do not walk ahead of me,for I may not follow.
    Do not walk beside me, either; just f**k off and leave me alone.

  • Project management

    Completed my project management training in March 2001

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