Posts Tagged ‘zen’

Guardians Of Being by Eckhart Tolle

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Guardians Of Being
I received a book from my friend Andy, it was the newest book by Eckhart Tolle called Guardians of Being. It also has art in it from the creator of Mutts the comic short.

The book is full of messages of Zen, and is a great book for me to have at work. I feel that it will be a great reminder of the goals I am looking to achieve.

I was also thinking I would include excerpt from the book for those who wish to follow along with me.

Gnothi Seauton: ϒνωθι σεαυτον

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Gnothi Seauton (ϒνωθι σεαυτον) is an Ancient Greek aphorism, or original thought, meaning “know thyself”. The saying “Know thyself” may refer by extension to the ideal of understanding human behavior, morals, and thought, because ultimately to understand oneself is to understand other humans as well.1
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