Zen Thought of the Day

[mushinmaster]

"Who can make the muddy water clear? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.

Who can secure the condition of rest? Let movement go on, and the condition of rest will gradually arise."

Tao te Ching

[Szczepankiewicz]

"The most dangerous thing in the world is to think you understand something."
-- Zen saying

[Szczepankiewicz]

"Admit Nothing.
Deny Everything.
Demand Proof!"

--Unknown

[mushinmaster]

"Turn into a doll made of wood. It has no ego, it thinks nothing of itself, it is not grasping or sticky. Let the body and limbs work themselves out in accordance with the discipline they have undergone."

-Bruce Lee

[mushinmaster]

"The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood as a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek competition are making a grave mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst sin a human being can commit. The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent slaughter - it is the Art of Peace, the power of love."

-Morihei Ueshiba

[Szczepankiewicz]

"The question is not can they reason? Nor can they talk? But can they suffer?"

--Jeremy Bentham

[Szczepankiewicz]

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
-- James Dean

[mushinmaster]

"'According to the ancient fable, the rabbit will get away from the fox,' the master said.

'Not so,' replied the student, 'the fox is faster.'

'But the rabbit will elude him,' said the master.

'Why are you so certain?' asked the student.

'Because the fox is running for his dinner, and the rabbit is running for his life,' answered the master.

[mushinmaster]

"Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half spiritual. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise and meditation is a tranquil person. He is unafraid. He can be calm in a burning building."

Mas Oyama

[mushinmaster]

"I'm a human being and a human being is a vulnerable creature, who cannot possibly be perfect. After he dies, he returns to the elements - to the earth, to water, to fire, to wind, to air. Matter is void. All is vanity. We are like the blades of grass or the tress of the forest, creations of the universe, of the spirit of the universe, and the spirit of the universe has neither life nor death. Vanity is the only obstacle to life"

Master Matsumura

[mushinmaster]

"The only reason men fight is because they are insecure; one man needs to prove that he is better or stronger than another. The man who is secure within himself has no need to prove anything with force, so he can walk away from a fight with dignity and pride. He is the true martial artist-a man so strong inside that he has no need to demostrate power."

Ed Parker

[Groin Grab]

I can't believe you guys are still going with these things.

"Man who stands on torlet is high on pot."
-- Don't know who said it.

[mushinmaster]

"A one-night stand is over in the morning.
Syphilis lasts forever."

-unknown

[cracker]

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

OR

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

[cracker]

"The only thing that separates us from the animals is the ability to smile and the ability to **** facing each other"

OR

The infamous....... "The things you own, end up owning you".

-tyler durden