Tuesday, September 13th 2005

16:01 Oh Man, I’m just getting slammed here at the office today.  Calgone, take me away!!!

10:03 The Power of Now with Jesus and Buddha

The undercurrent of constant unease started long before the rise of Western industrial civilization, of course, but in Western civilization, which now covers almost the entire globe, including most of the East, it manifests in an unprecedentedly acute form. It was already there at the time of Jesus, and it was there 6oo years before that at the time of Buddha, and long before that. Why are you always anxious? Jesus asked his disciples. "Can anxious thought add a single day to your life?" And the Buddha taught that the root of suffering is to be found in our constant wanting and craving.

~ Eckhart Tolle, from chapter four "What Are They Seeking?”, The Power of NOW.

09:00 Oy.  Why in gods name did I stay up to watch the WHOLE game??  And to top it all off, my team didn’t even win.  Bummer.