Words of Wisdom 01 (May 08 - Oct 08)

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Concinnity

"Concinnity" (kun-SIN-uh-tee) - from the Latin for "well put together" - is studied elegance of design or arrangement. The word is usually used to refer to literary style.

Example (as used by Elizabeth Ward): "He has what one character calls 'the gifts of concinnity and concision,' that deft swipe with a phrase that can be so devastating in children."

[winston]

1) We're having this physical Earth experience for the creative joy of the journey
2) We are not here to try to fix anything or to get anything done
3) Everything that any one of us ever wants or does is only because we believe that in the achieving of it, we will feel better than we now do
]4) There's nothing more important than that we feel good
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent by Esther & Jerry Hicks

[winston]

Do not grieve that the Universe is testing you and putting you through the ordeal of undergoing difficult times. For, it is only when you are tested, can you assure yourself of success and become aware of your limitations. You can concentrate on the subjects in which you are deficient, so that you can pass in them when you are tested again. You should study well in advance and have the courage and confidence, born out of knowledge and skill. This is the pathway to victory.

Mar 1963.

[winston]

Death is a withdrawal of consciousness. It's like taking attention from here and putting it there.

Excerpted from a workshop in Boston, MA on Sunday, October 10th, 1999

[winston]

The batsmen, the bowlers, and the fieldsmen in a game do not get a fraction of the pleasure that the fans enjoy. The fans note each fault and excellence in stroke and the defense. They appreciate the finer points of the game. So too, to get the maximum joy out of this game of living, one should cultivate this attitude of the onlooker, even when one has to get deeply embroiled in the game.
Mar '63.

[winston]

Physical experience is the leading edge of thought. The furtherest extension of that thought. You are not at the beginning. You are here on the leading edge, living the manifestation of thought. And as you expose yourself to the contrast within the manifestation, you don new desires which then summons the Life Force.

Excerpted from a workshop in Syracuse, NY on Tuesday, October 14th, 1997

[winston]

"Seek simplicity, and distrust it."-Alfred North Whitehead

[kennynah]

"Seek simplicity, and distrust it."-Alfred North Whitehead

this one....i blur.... seriously, cannot come to grips with these words of wisdom....

anyone can decipher the above ???

[iam802]

this Alfred guy is some kind of academic.

I think, Simplicity is 'what is presented to you'.

eg. Long long time ago... teacher say Earth is flat. Simple right?

But, can you trust it?

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Concision

"Concision" (kun-SIZH-un) is terseness and economy in writing and speaking - expressing a great deal in just a few words.

Example (as used by Victor Hugo): "Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life."