December 2010
ONLY DOGS BELONG ON A LEASH ... AND THEN ONLY...
“Civilisation” as we perpetrate it clearly isn’t working. There are more people more wretched, more confused and more scared in more places than ever before. More violence, more aberrations and more hypocrisy.
Some may believe that one can judge a society by how it treats those that are worst off. The Sage thinks not. A society is best judged by how it treats women.
And...
“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.”
– Mary Ellen Chase
The Sage is back
Hi All!
One week turned into two and then almost into three … and no internet access … and no Tumblr fix ….
What can I say excepting that I missed you all, even if it was just a little. He he.
Tanzania was great as usual. More importantly, if all goes according to plan we will be opening 2 new safari lodges on 1 July 2011 in time for the wildebeest migration’s move...
How to give a dog a pill.
1. Wrap it in bacon!
THE SAGE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK
We are off to Tanzania to finalise the details of a dream come true. More to follow when we get back.
This morning my I Ching read as follows:
For you, this is a winning moment which you must know how to make the most of. Nothing lasts forever. Remember you will obtain best results by joining with people who share your interests and aspirations. You will all help one another.
What more can I...
“Awakeness is found in our pleasure and our pain, our confusion and our wisdom,...”
– Pema Chodron (via awakenedartistry)
“The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it- basically because you...”
– Bukowski (via drewski)
“Perhaps a person gains by accumulating obstacles - the more obstacles set up to...”
– Tom Robbins
“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and...”
– Paramahansa Yogananda (via oceanofmind)
Even as life itself becomes ever more complex.
“The sensibility in perceiving all things as sign of the Mystery is the tranquil...”
– Fr. Giussani
Unless you learn to swim easy in the deep, the Mystery will drive you crazy.
(via quaerere-deum)
“There’s no such thing as security in this life, sweetheart; and the sooner...”
– Tom Robbins
Some may call his writing sacred smut, but he is still the man. Like the jester of old, he points the fickle finger of fun at the real issues facing us.
“Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via suzywire)
We need to get it straight. What should be under attack is not faith, but the prescriptive simplification and reduction of what “to have faith” means.
