Thursday, October 30, 2008

Ecclesiastic Tyranny

Of all plagues with which mankind is cursed,
ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.
-Daniel Defoe,
novelist and journalist (1659?-1731)

Friday, October 24, 2008

The fundamental delusion of humanity

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose
that I am here and you are out there.
-Yasutani Roshi, Zen master (1885-1973)