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Favorite Quotes
which express the philosophy of this business
"Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.
When we consider a book, we musn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means . . ."
—Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose, William Weaver translation
“Normality is a fine ideal
for those who have
no imagination.”
—Carl Jung
“You don’t need to follow me.
You don’t need to follow anybody!
. . . You’ve all got to work it out for yourselves.”
—Brian Monty Python’s Life of Brian
“Human beings are perhaps never more frightening
than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.”
—Laurens Van der Post
"Dare to be naive."
—Buckminster Fuller
"Truth is a pathless land."
—J. Krishnamurti
"Sato-Kaiseki was very much disturbed by the implications
of Copernicus' heliocentric theory, which, of course, was
inconsistent with the old Buddhist cosmology in which
Mount Sumeru occupies the center of the universe. He
reasoned that if the Buddhist view of the cosmos were
proven false, the triple world and the twenty-five forms
of existence would be reduced to nonsense, resulting
in the negation of Buddhism itself. Immediately he
set about writing a book in defense of the Mount
Sumeru position, sparing himself no effort as a
champion of Buddhism.
"When he had finished the work, he took it
at once to Master Ekido and presented it
to him triumphantly. After leafing through
the first few pages, however, the master
thrust the book back and, shaking his
head, said, 'How stupid! Don't you
realize that the basic aim of Buddhism
is to shatter the triple world and the
twenty-five forms of existence?
Why stick to such utterly
worthless things and
treasure Mount Sumeru?
Blockhead!'
"Dumfounded, Kaiseki shoved the book under his arm
and went quickly home."
—Zen Anecdote, from
Lucien Stryk (editor), World of the Buddha: An Introduction to Buddhist Literature
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