The Principles of Unitarian Universalism
I grew up in a Unitarian Universalist church- it was interesting to revisit and re-educate myself about UU ideals.
reblogged from fuckyeahreading
A Snippet From Pi, A Film
| Sol: | Listen to me. The Ancient Japanese considered the Go board to be a microcosm of the universe. Although when it is empty it appears to be simple and ordered, in fact, the possibilities of game play are endless. They say that no two Go games have ever been alike. Just like snowflakes. So, the Go board actually represents an extremely complex and chaotic universe. That is the truth of our world, Max. It can't be easily summed up with math. There is no simple pattern. |
| Max: | But as a Go game progresses, the possibilities become smaller and smaller. The board does take on order. Soon, all moves are predictable. |
| Sol: | So? |
| Max: | So, maybe, even though we're not sophisticated enough to be aware of it, there is an underlying order...a pattern, beneath every Go game. Maybe that pattern is like the pattern in the market, in the Torah. The two sixteen number. |
| Sol: | That is insanity, Max. |
| Max: | Or maybe it's genius. I have to get that number. |
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Gotama had listened to him quietly, motionless. And now the Perfect One spoke in his kind, polite and clear voice. “You have listened well to the teachings, O Brahmin’s son, and it is a credit to you that you have thought so deeply about them. You have found a flaw. Think well about it again. Let me warn you, you who are thirsty for knowledge, against the thicket of opinions and conflict of words. Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them. The teaching which you have heard, however, is not my opinion, and its goal is not to explain the world to those who are thirsty for knowledge. Its goal is quite different; its goal is salvation from suffering. That is what the Gotama teaches, nothing else.
