So, I thought more about the book since last blog. Another quote from it speaks of how man's mind generally narrows with distance from the self and becomes sharper as the differences between the people increase. It then says that the object of religious practice is to turn the point upon one's self, and constantly examine one's own mind and motives for validity and virtue.
This doesn't answer the question of what is "good" or "right", nor whether that good is universal. It simply claims that the fundamental of faith is introspection. When I consider the quote from the last blog "To take the posture of meditation at all is to have the right state of mind", I begin to think that one's salvation, one's enlightenment is reached when one is willing to stop justifying all their actions and work from the assumption that their modes of being need improvement. Or, at least, the beginning of that enlightenment.
How to measure the standards of virtue is another matter entirely. I like the idea of Quality addressed in Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (I've already read it, Jared, though I thank you for your taking time to suggest it ^_^). But I don't want to get into talking about that one since I've not read that book in 4 years. Which means I've forgotten most of it.
Enough philosophizing.

I took a statistics test today. It was much easier than I expected. Thankfully. I hate trying to jumpstart my brain for 8:30 math tests. My math teacher is adorable in his way. He's old and deliberate, and really cares about his job. I wrote a short thing about him called Impressions of Kip in the project section a while ago. The most striking part of his ensemble is his headgear. I don't know whether you'd classify it as a fedora, Quaker, or pilgrim hat. Picture it: indented, wide-brimmed, and tall.

Their is a lot of graffiti on this campus. In the stairwell leading up to Horizon's cafeteria, there is a small skeleton stick man on the left wall. Katie took a liking to him and decided to take his picture. He's now her buddy icon for AIM. If you're at UH, look out for him; his overbite hilarious. And his name is Stanley, apparently.

Final news: I'm starting a webcomic. Yes for real. Its only got 2 pages, and I'd like to make a few more before I begin regularly posting them. I'm still trying to work out some plot stuff, but I think its off to an interesting start.
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