Silva Rerum

"I have no right to call myself one who knows. I was one who seeks, and I still am, but I no longer..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:57 +0300

“I have no right to call myself one who knows. I was one who seeks, and I still am, but I no longer seek in the stars or in the books; I’m beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me. My story isn’t pleasant. It’s not sweet and harmonious like invented stories. It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.”

- Hermann Hesse /v. whiskey river

"I can’t eat, can’t sleep. still I hunger for you when you look at me. that face, those..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:47:38 +0300

“I can’t eat, can’t sleep. still I hunger for you when you look at me. that face, those eyes; all the simple pleasures deep inside.”

- elton john / original sin

"Keith Murray, the holder of the boulder, Lyrical analyst, mental roller coaster flow-er, Money..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:16:00 +0300

“Keith Murray,
the holder of the boulder,
Lyrical analyst,
mental roller coaster flow-er,
Money folder, track blower,
MC overthrower,
I flow with the two of you at a time, like Noah.”

- Keith Murray / K.I.M

"Every day there comes a moment when a person lays his hands in his lap and all his busyness..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:05:27 +0300

“Every day there comes a moment when a person lays his hands in his lap and all his busyness collapses like ashes. The work accomplished is, from the soul’s point of view, entirely imaginary.”

- Robert Musil /v. whiskey river

"Weak desires can be removed by introspection and meditation, but strong, deep-rooted ones must be..."

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:22:51 +0300

“Weak desires can be removed by introspection and meditation, but strong, deep-rooted ones must be fulfilled and their fruits, sweet or bitter, tasted.”

- Nisargadatta Maharaj

"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:59:00 +0300

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.”

- William O. Douglas, served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1898-1980), dissenting, Public utilities Commission v. Pollak, 343 U.S. 451, 467 (1952)

"look to the stars above you whatever your heart is into whoever you wanna be love will set you..."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:08:17 +0300

“look to the stars above you
whatever your heart is into
whoever you wanna be
love will set you free.””

- Starchaser /v. Love Will Set You Free

"let us do our best even if it gets us nowhere"

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:37:35 +0300

“let us do our best even if it gets us nowhere”

- henry miller /v. neomaditla

"I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up."

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:36:39 +0300

“I sit before flowers
hoping they will train me in the art
of opening up.””

- Shane Koyczan

"Essentially, swapping direct language for more innocuous terms helps diminish the reality of..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:35 +0300

“Essentially, swapping direct language for more innocuous terms helps diminish the reality of horrific events as we process them. (Incidentally, euphemism comes from the Greek for “good omen.”) When a subject matter is taboo — because it’s either socially unacceptable or emotionally fraught — we invariably find ways of talking clearly about the subject without being explicit.”

- really great piece on the Language of Tragedy (via neomaditla)

"And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:57:58 +0300

“And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.”

- Simon and Garfunkel / The Sounds of Silence

"… and it is the system that is being used to deprive you and me of our rights; an outdated system;..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:37 +0300

“… and it is the system that is being used to deprive you and me of our rights; an outdated system; an antiquated system; a very tricky and treacherous system; so what must we do? the entire civil right program has to be expanded to the level of human rights.””

- unknown ( quote plucked from Nneka’s ‘Human Rights Interlude’ on a Mixtape made by J. Period)

"Inspiration doesn’t come – you find it. What do you think all this travelling is about? It doesn’t..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:59:19 +0300

“Inspiration doesn’t come – you find it. What do you think all this travelling is about? It doesn’t just come sit on your lap. You can’t be sitting in the same fucking place for 10 years, looking at the same fucking walls in the same way that you’ve always looked at them and expect that something is going to just happen out of nowhere. You’re sitting down waiting for inspiration? You’re going to be waiting for the rest of your life.”

- Ian Kamau in this interview (via neomaditla)

"While the unity of the human race must be championed tirelessly by Interspirituality, we must also..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:58:28 +0300

“While the unity of the human race must be championed tirelessly by Interspirituality, we must also leave ample room for the messy complexity, the blood and marrow, that diversity demands.”

- Rory McEntee and Adam Bucko discussing an “Interspiritual Revolution” which grounds their call for New Monasticism. What do you think of this idea? (via sharanam)

"I’ve always thought that I would love to live by the sea. To travel the world alone and live..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:05:37 +0300

“I’ve always thought that I would love to live by the sea. To travel the world alone and live more simply. I have no idea what’s happened to that dream; Cos there’s really nothing left here to stop me.”

- Dido: Life For Rent

"Greetings, citizens. We are living in the age where the pursuit of all values other than money,..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 01:52:01 +0300

“Greetings, citizens. We are living in the age where the pursuit of all values other than money, success, fame and glamour, has either been discredited or destroyed.”

- Party Monster

"Today I’ll talk about kindness, justice, faith […] I want you to listen carefully. Kindness..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:17:09 +0300

“

Today I’ll talk about kindness, justice, faith […] I want you to listen carefully.

Kindness and faith, are the foundation. Without them, we can’t become good people. And with justice, we know we can lead a good life.

(And how can I be a good man then, eh?)

Well, first of all, you have to practice honesty. Keep your temper, never lose control of yourself. Be patient.

If you learn to do these things, you can master anything.

”

- 8 Diagram Pole Fighter /v. Wu Tang’s Camfire

"There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large..."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:15:14 +0300

“There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.”

- W. Somerset Maugham

"Youth is such a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:02:02 +0300

“Youth is such a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.”

- George Bernard Shaw

"I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:59:33 +0300

“I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy.”

- Danny McGoorty