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Sat, 25 May 2013 08:41:46 -0400

"You only demand clarity because you’re too comfortable within your vagueness; You only feel..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:06 -0400

““You only demand clarity because you’re too comfortable within your vagueness; You only feel insufficient because you’re extremely fearful of unconditionally caring.””

- Albert Camus, from Notebooks, 1951-1959 (via fuckyeahexistentialism)

"Time and space are not conditions in which we live, but modes by which we think."

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:25 -0400

“Time and space are not conditions in which we live, but modes by which we think.”

- Albert Einstein (via optimism-of-a-vagabond)

"And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:45 -0400

““And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,
“You owe me.”
Look what happens with love like that.
It lights up the sky.””

- Rumi (via calypso-s)

regoapps: David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, dropped out of Bronx...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:07 -0400

regoapps:

David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, dropped out of Bronx High School of Science at 14 to focus on computers. He just sold Tumblr to Yahoo! for $1.1 billion at the age of 26.

It’s the same story over again. Bright kid going to a prestigious school drops out, learns new technology, and becomes extremely wealthy. I don’t know if there’s any clearer message than that that shows you that you are ultimately in control of how successful or wealthy you become. Don’t blame the lack of schooling. Don’t blame your teachers. Don’t blame your parents.

If you really want to make it in this world, go out there and learn, innovate, and sell. If you’re seeking advice or a place to learn how to code, then I’ve already spent hundreds of hours providing those for you already:

FAQ: http://regoapps.com/ama
Learning resources: http://regoapps.com/learn

And when you are ready, and think you have what it takes, then pick up this book and learn from my mistakes and successes. It’ll save you a lot of time by not having to learn all the tips on your own like I had to do: http://regoapps.com/lifehacked

Interesting side note: David and I were in the same high school at the same time. Another person at that school at the same time, Grace Wong, went on to become a Hong Kong TV star. I was just watching one of her shows the other day. Maybe there was something in the air at the place at that time.

vicemag: In 1974, the Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:38 -0400

vicemag:

In 1974, the Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky set about turning the classic sci-fi novelDune into a major motion picture. He recruited Orson Welles, Pink Floyd, H. R. Giger, David Carradine, Salvador Dali, and Mick Jagger to the project, completed 3,000 pieces of story art, and spent millions of dollars preparing for production. Investors balked when he asked for more—and when they realized the script would account for a meandering 14-hour film—and it was ultimately shelved.

Read about it here

"The unsolved mysteries of the rainforest are formless and seductive. They are like unnamed islands..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:51:08 -0400

“The unsolved mysteries of the rainforest are formless and seductive. They are like unnamed islands hidden in the blank spaces of old maps, like dark shapes glimpsed descending the far wall of a reef into an abyss. They draw us forward and stir strange apprehensions. The unknown and prodigious are drugs to the scientific imagination, stirring insatiable hunger with a single taste. In our heart, we hope we will never discover everything. We pray that there will always be a world like this one at whose edge I sat in darkness. The rainforest and its richness is one of the last repositories on Earth of that timeless dream.”

- E.O. Wilson (via sciencesoup)

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:01:35 -0400

"You think you are alive because you breathe air? Shame on you, that you are alive in such a..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:36:22 -0400

“You think you are alive
because you breathe air?
Shame on you,
that you are alive in such a limited way.
Don’t be without Love,
so you won’t feel dead.
Die in Love
and stay alive forever.”

- Rumi (via farishtah)

"It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone."

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:34:25 -0400

“It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.”

- Hans Fróði Hansen (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

psych-facts: More here

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:08:31 -0400

psych-facts:

More here

"Disappoint anyone. Hell, disappoint everyone. But don’t ever disappoint yourself."

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:55:19 -0400

“Disappoint anyone. Hell, disappoint everyone. But don’t ever disappoint yourself.”

- Benny Severide (via nofatnowhip)

magictransistor: Buddy Miles. A Message To The People (LP)....

Sat, 11 May 2013 05:36:07 -0400

magictransistor:

Buddy Miles. A Message To The People (LP). Mercury. US. 1970.

yogaprivatelessons: “Human life is beset with sorrow until we...

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:34:05 -0400

yogaprivatelessons:

“Human life is beset with sorrow until we know how to tune in with the Divine Will, whose `right course’ is often baffling to the egoistic intelligence. God alone gives unerring counsel; who but He bears the burden of the cosmos?”

~ Swami Sri Yukteswar

"Love says “I am everything”. Wisdom says “I am nothing”. Between the two, my life flows."

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:33:12 -0400

“Love says “I am everything”.
Wisdom says “I am nothing”.
Between the two, my life flows.”

- Nisargadatta Maharaj (via salam-balam)

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Thu, 09 May 2013 01:26:10 -0400

nprfreshair: In case you ever questioned the artistry that goes...

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:46:43 -0400

nprfreshair:

In case you ever questioned the artistry that goes into the title credits of movies, a video that pays homage to the classic sequences designed by Saul Bass.

Just kind of wow.

Now that you’ve watched that, go to Google and appreciate its Doodle.

via BrainPicker

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Wed, 08 May 2013 00:08:23 -0400

venusofwillendorf: Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:25:55 -0400

venusofwillendorf:

Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva, c.1000s-1100s

Guanyin is the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion who appears in many guises, in this case as the Water and Moon Guanyin. He sits on rocks by the sea, in the position known as royal ease.

"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls."

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:42:59 -0400

“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.”

- Carl Jung (via wisdom-in-quotes)