Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Friday, May 06, 2005

Paintings in the Da Vinci Code

I've fnished reading the book.. I must say quite fast, compared to the speed I've been reading in the past few months, I mean when talking about stories and novels and thrillers like this.

Interesting piece of work, which gets me in the mood to hunt for info on the paintings, the secret societies, the bible, christianity, and mozart?? One of my favourite classical composers, his name was mentioned a couple of times, but never with details.

Perhaps KN, a Christian, know about some of these things, she was taking so long staring at pictures in the National Gallery in London, which I couldn't seem to be able to appreciate. So much "nudity" to my eyes, they were all picture of Christ and other things related to christianity, and I am not someone who really knows how to appreciate paintings... I've been in the National Gallery, and I missed what I could have seen, have I known a bit more.. and I've been to Paris, but I missed The Lourve and Champs Elysees?????

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