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“One’s own dharma performed imperfectly is better than another’s dharma well performed…It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another.” -Bhagavad Gita “Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running — that’s the way to live.Continue reading “Your Dharma”

“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” -Robert Henri “As you deepen your participation in the creative act, you may come across a paradox. Ultimately, the act of self-expression isn’t really about you. Most who choose the artist’s path don’t have a choice. We feelContinue reading “Why Make Art?”

“Pure love, careless of all things, kindles the soul.” -Seneca “Let us be full of love. Let us tell those we love that we absolutely and totally love them. Let us answer with love to every situation and problem we face….Almost every situation is made better when it is full of love.” -Ryan Holiday, TheContinue reading “You Must Do Something”

“Do not pay any attention to the rules other people make. Forget Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry and write the kind of stories you feel like writing. Learn to typewrite, so you can turn out stories as fast as Zane Grey.” -William Saroyan, from his preface in his short story collection, The Daring YoungContinue reading “William Saroyan – “The Time Of Your Life””

People will tell others about your show because: (a) they love it. (b) they love it so much and are so confident in their love of the show, that they’re willing to risk being judged wrong in their assessment. (c) it’s a generous act; it makes people feel good to know they were a linchpinContinue reading “Why We Tell Others”

“Today I will be master of my emotions…The tides advance; the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. Summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises; the sun sets. The moon is full; the moon is black. The birds arrive; the birds depart. Flowers bloom; flowers fade. Seeds are sown; harvests are reaped. AllContinue reading “Joy and Pain”

You might be tempted to think that not feeling like doing something indicates you’re on the wrong path. Don’t fall for the trap. “Not Feelin’ It” is just another insidious way The Resistance tries to derail your worthwhile efforts. There are many, many “not feelin’ it” things you have to do in the course ofContinue reading ““Not Feelin’ It…Feelin’ It.””

“Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves. Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens onlyContinue reading “self Vs. SELF”

“Even if we can’t beat fate, we can nevertheless give fortune a hard time.” -Plutarch writing about Cato The Younger “A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.” -Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and The Sea “I know you had nothing to do with the injustice that brought me to this jail, so I’m willingContinue reading “You Can Always Still Choose”

If a country is governed wisely,its inhabitants will be content.They enjoy the labor of their handsand don’t waste time inventinglabor-saving machines.Since they dearly love their homes,they aren’t interested in travel.There may be a few wagons and boats,but these don’t go anywhere.There may be an arsenal of weapons,but nobody ever uses them.People enjoy their food,take pleasureContinue reading “Not Laboring”