“To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give” -Taisen Deshimaru

This galvanizing quote is from Taisen Deshimaru, a Japanese Buddhist teacher living in the 20th century. This proverb preaches that to be satisfied and content, one must first aid those in need. This idea of giving and receiving exists in the roots of Buddhism, and it was a way of life that Taisen Deshimaru followed…

Quote of the Week: Voltaire

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire This quote has a deep meaning, it states that God is a comedian whose creation is our world. Voltaire wanted to critique religion and state that all the elaborate fanaticism surrounding God is foolish. I believe that he also wanted to denounce…

Quote of the Week: Horace Walpole

The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel. --Horace Walpole