“It is spiritless to think that you cannot attain to that which you have seen and heard the masters attain. The masters are men. You are also a man. If you think that you will be inferior in doing something, you will be on that road very soon.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“It was apparent that materialism was in complete control of the economic structure, the final objective of which was for the individual to become part of a system providing an economic security at the expense of the human soul, mind, and body.”
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages
“in china there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. his deep affections for dragons was brought to the attention of the dragon god, and one day a real dragon appeared before his window. it is said that he died of fright. he was probably a man who always spoke big words but acted differently when facing the real thing.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“Desireth thou to know the deep, hidden secret? Look in thy heart where the knowledge is bound. Know that in thee the secret is hidden, the source of all life and the source of all death.”
― The Emerald Tablets of Thoth-The-Atlantean
― The Emerald Tablets of Thoth-The-Atlantean
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